December 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Winston-Salem Journal, December 27, 2021) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem leaders plan to start pushing hard in the coming year to bring back passenger rail service to the city, but say it will be neither a quick nor easy journey. Full story:...
December 21, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 20, 2021) PHILADELPHIA — After longtime president of Transport Workers Union Local 234 Willie Brown stepped down, his second-in-command Brian Pollitt took over as the leader of the SEPTA’s largest labor union. Full story:...
December 20, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 18, 2021) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — “I was born in a train,” Metra Union Pacific West Line conductor J.J. Keigley said with a serious expression before breaking into a laugh. But the joke was a little bittersweet for the...
December 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Following President Biden’s signature on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill a few weeks ago, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) helped finalize an agreement with Amtrak where the...
December 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Axios Philadelphia, December 15, 2021) PHILADELPHIA — Willie Brown has stepped down as president of the Transport Workers Union Local 234 this week. Full story: Axios Philadelphia
December 14, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 13, 2021) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) last week announced the retirement of its 1960s-era R-32 trains — nicknamed the Brightliners — after 58 years in service. Full story: Progressive...
December 14, 2021 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: New Hampshire Public Radio, December 13, 2021) MANCHESTER, N.H. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Manchester on Monday to talk about the future of passenger rail in New Hampshire and promote the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Full...
December 13, 2021 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, News
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 3 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) have filed motions for preliminary injunctions,...
December 13, 2021 | Commuter Rail, CP, Headlines
(Source: NOLA.com, December 8, 2021) NEW ORLEANS, La. — The long-held dream of a passenger rail link between Baton Rouge and New Orleans inched closer after officials from Canadian Pacific Railway, which is close to gaining ownership of the tracks between the two...
December 13, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, December 1, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board issued Wednesday a Safety Alert calling on rail transit agencies and commuter railroads across the nation to assess its fleets...
