February 27, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, February 25, 2015) BOSTON — The MBTA’s new acting general manager said to meet his top priority of ensuring trains and trolleys can “weather the next winter,” he plans to import into the public transit system the all-hands-on-deck...
February 27, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 26, 2015) BOSTON — The head of the French company that operates Massachusetts’ commuter rail system apologized for the breakdowns and delays that have plagued the system after a series of storms dumped more than 7 feet of snow...
February 27, 2015 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Ventura County Star, February 26, 2015) OXNARD, Calif. — The engineer on the commuter train that crashed in Oxnard this week has 42 years of experience and is first on Metrolink’s seniority list, officials said. Full story: Ventura County...
February 27, 2015 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel, February 26, 2015) OXNARD, Calif. — The driver of a pickup truck that a Southern California commuter train smashed into at a railroad crossing did “all he could” to free the vehicle from the tracks and then ran for help before...
February 27, 2015 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2015) OXNARD, Calif. — Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine why a pickup truck driver mistakenly turned onto railroad tracks before a crash that derailed a California commuter train, and prosecutors said they would...
February 26, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, February 26, 2015) BOSTON, Mass. — Under fire for weeks of poor performance, the French company that runs the MBTA’s commuter rail system has replaced the general manager of its Boston operation — the second major management change this month...
February 26, 2015 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Los Angeles times, February 25, 2015) LOS ANGELES — A proposed $30-million to $35-million grade separation project that would have prevented Tuesday’s crash of a Metrolink commuter train in Oxnard has been delayed for years by a lack of money, officials...
February 26, 2015 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2015) LOS ANGELES — It was dark early Tuesday morning when Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez drove his truck along a narrow road that parallels train tracks in the farmlands of Oxnard. Full story: Los Angeles...
February 26, 2015 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The train operator severely injured in Tuesday’s Metrolink crash is clinging to life after his heart stopped twice on Wednesday. A day after the commuter train barreled into a heavy-duty pickup truck...
February 25, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston.com, February 23, 2015) BOSTON — MBTA staff members will review options for fare reimbursement with the Finance Committee of the MassDOT Board of Directors on March 3, in light of recent service challenges, a Monday statement said. Full story:...
