March 23, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Chicago, March 21, 2015) CHICAGO — Advocates in Chicago for a regional meeting said Saturday that Gov. Bruce Rauner will shoot himself in the foot if he slashes funding for mass transit and regional Amtrak service. Full story: CBS...
March 23, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 23, 2015) NEW YORK — A Massachusetts man was arrested early Friday morning in New York City after he assaulted a PATH conductor and tried to get away with the train keys, Port Authority police said. Full story:...
March 19, 2015 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 17, 2015) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Federal regulators should do a “deep dive” investigation aimed at reducing deaths and injuries at railroad crossings, a New York congressman said Tuesday. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney said he...
March 19, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, March 18, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said Wednesday that Congress should avoid making a “knee-jerk reaction” to a recent series of commuter rail crashes. Full...
March 18, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Forum News Service, March 17, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Developments this week look promising for the controversial high-speed rail passenger line proposed between Rochester and the Twin Cities. The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad...
March 18, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 17, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — State senate president Steve Sweeney called on the Port Authority to sell at least $3 billion in real estate to help fund construction of a new Hudson River rail tunnel. Full story: www.nj.com
March 17, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Contra Costa Times, March 16, 2015) WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — When Art Leahy takes the helm of Metrolink on April 20, only four letters need to be added to his new business cards. But going from the chief operating officer of Metro to that of Metrolink presents...
March 13, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, March 12, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An “overemphasis of on-time performance” contributed to a series of accidents on New York’s Metro-North commuter railway that has raised questions about public transportation safety, the Federal Railroad...
March 12, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 11, 2015) CHICAGO — The leader of a coalition of states that foots most of the costs of Amtrak’s short passenger routes says its members are awaiting answers from a federal agency about a new policy Indiana cited in its decision...
March 12, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 11, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Two of NJ Transit’s busiest rail lines, which had been briefly shut down after a truck hit a transformer in the Iselin section of Woodbridge, are running again with delays. Service had been suspended earlier...
