February 25, 2015 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2015) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The truck involved in a Metrolink train derailment Tuesday morning in Oxnard that left dozens injured appears to have been traveling down the tracks just before the collision, an NTSB official said...
February 25, 2015 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, February 24, 2015) OXNARD, Calif. — Rail cars skidded onto their sides, a fireball lit up the dark, and nearly 30 people were injured early Tuesday when a commuter train slammed into a truck that had turned onto the railroad tracks and gotten...
February 24, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Wired, February 24, 2015) NEW YORK — When jammed with ice, mechanical switches can become unmovable. Overhead wires may snap. Amtrak’s electric lines “are like any piece of metal—when they get cold, they get shorter,” says Augustine Ubaldi, a railroad...
February 19, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Newsday, February 18, 2015) NEW YORK — Long Island Rail Road engineers have until Sunday to vote on a proposed new contract that would avert a possible strike, officials said Wednesday. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division 269,...
February 19, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: MassLive, February 18, 2015) BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker told reporters on Wednesday that the French company that operates the Commuter Rail needs to improve its quality of service as soon as possible. Full story: www.masslive.com
February 18, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: MassLive, February 17, 2015) BOSTON — The MBTA will see slight improvements on Wednesday but the service will be plagued by systemic problems for the foreseeable future. Full story: www.masslive.com
February 17, 2015 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, February 16, 2015) CHICAGO — Metra’s mighty BNSF Line out to Aurora dominates ridership with 16.7 million passenger trips in 2014 out of 83.4 million overall for the agency, new stats show. Full story: Daily Herald
February 17, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, February 13, 2015) CHICAGO — A $91 million contract to restore 41 Metra locomotives to “like new” condition was approved Friday, with board members saying the system’s Feb. 1 fare increases helped bankroll the deal. Full story: Chicago...
February 12, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 11, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today issued urgent recommendations to the Federal Transit Administration, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...
February 12, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Mass Live, February 11, 2015) BOSTON — MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott announced today that she is resigning as head of the cash-strapped public transportation agency. Full story: www.masslive.com
