August 5, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Miami Herald, August 4, 2015) MIAMI — All Aboard Florida, a planned inter-city passenger train system that would connect downtown Miami to Orlando, could receive a crucial approval Wednesday to issue $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds in order to finance a...
August 5, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bergen Record, August 4, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has offered its unionized rail workers a 10-percent pay increase over 7.5 years, according to a summary released by a coalition of union groups. But that raise would be offset by a big increase...
August 4, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Santa Clarita Valley Signal, August 3, 2015) VALENCIA, Calif. — Metrolink’s “smart collision avoidance system,” aimed at preventing collisions like the 2008 head-on in Chatsworth that killed 25 people, is now a “go” across the commuter rail service’s entire...
August 3, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, August 2, 2015) NEW YORK — The beleaguered state agency is expecting some expensive bills for the alternative options it provided to thousands of passengers caught up in the spate of service disruptions, which began on July 20 and stretched...
July 31, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJ Spotlight, July 31, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Christie and Cuomo agree Amtrak’s proposed trans-Hudson tunnel is important, but come up short when it comes to a plan Full story: www.njspotlight.com
July 31, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: CBS Boston, July 30, 2015) BOSTON — President Obama has nominated Beverly Scott, the controversial former head of the MBTA to a key administrative position. The White House announced on Thursday that Scott was nominated as a member of the National...
July 30, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bergen Record, July 30, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx wants to get a new tunnel under the Hudson River built and Governor Christie wants a solution to delays plaguing NJ Transit, according to Sen. Cory Booker, who has...
July 30, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Joseph Albright column for the Jersey Journal, July 29, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — It’s one of the most encouraging developments in recent years. Federal authorities are willing to meet with Gov. Christie of New Jersey and Gov. Cuomo of New York to build a...
July 30, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 29, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — New rail tunnels under the Hudson River are needed to reduce delays, but the expensive project won’t work without a greater financial commitment from the federal government, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said...
July 29, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, July 29, 2015) FRANKFURT, Germany — German engineering group Siemens and Canada’s Bombardier are in early talks to merge their rail businesses, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The paper...
