May 22, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Journal News, May 21, 2015) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Metro-North has referred more than a quarter of its locomotive engineers — but less than what officials had anticipated — for sleep apnea testing as part of a pilot program in response to a fatal train...
May 13, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Just before Tuesday’s deadly Amtrak derailment, a SEPTA commuter train in the same corridor was crippled by a projectile sent through the engineer’s window. SEPTA officials said their...
May 12, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 11, 2015) Caltrain’s average weekday ridership hit a record 58,245 passengers, according to the commuter railroad’s most recent ridership count taken in February. The number represents a 10 percent increase from last...
May 12, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 11, 2015) HARTFORD — The president of Metro-North Railroad, the nation’s second-biggest commuter railroad, told state lawmakers on Monday that progress is being made toward improving safety and reliability following a series of...
May 12, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Mass Live, May 11, 2015) BOSTON — Unions were pitted against business on Monday, as hundreds of people packed Gardner Auditorium in the Statehouse to testify before a legislative committee on a bill proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker to overhaul the MBTA. Full...
May 8, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2015) WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A large brush fire in Connecticut prompted Metro-North and Amtrak officials to halt the commuter rail services temporarily. Both services are returning to normal. Full story: Newsday
May 8, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, May 7, 2015) MONTREAL/TORONTO — Bombardier Inc. outlined plans on Thursday to list a minority stake in its rail unit as it reported a quarterly profit that topped market expectations but also warned it may cut production of its profitable Global...
May 8, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2015) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When launched in 2006, a New Mexico commuter rail line that would connect Albuquerque and Santa Fe was hailed by supporters as a progressive step toward taking people out of cars and putting them on the...
May 8, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, May 8, 2015) NEW YORK — Trans-Hudson commuting capacity must be expanded as soon as possible despite projected costs totaling $40 billion or more. Full story: www.nj.com
May 8, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bergen Record, May 7, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The Port Authority will “step up to the plate” to help design, fund and build new train tunnels under the Hudson River, its chairman said Thursday, a sudden change in policy for the bi-state agency, which has...
