October 27, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 26, 2021) President Joe Biden and New Jersey Gov. Mike Murphy yesterday marked the start of the Portal North Bridge replacement project, a critical part of the New Jersey-New York transit system. Full story: Progressive...
October 26, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Cook County Record, October 26, 2021) CHICAGO — Metra wants to derail a judge’s ruling that Union Pacific does not have to run Metra’s commuter lines in northwest Chicago, arguing the judge committed a “manifest injustice” in refusing...
October 26, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Insider NJ, October 21, 2021) KEARNY — Governor Phil Murphy, NJDOT Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and NJ Transit President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett today recognized NJ Transit’s latest Locomotive Engineer training class...
October 22, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 20, 2021) The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has released the legislative text of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (THUD) Appropriations bill, which would...
October 22, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 21, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unsatisfied with their individual efforts, California’s three entities operating intercity passenger rail corridors announced Wednesday that they have formed a coalition to jointly advocate for their...
October 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 14, 2021) CHICAGO — Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose released the agency’s Midwest Regional Rail Plan at a Chicago Union Station media event Wednesday, characterizing it as “a 40-year multi-state framework and vision...
October 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, October 15, 2021) NEW YORK — Chicago’s Metra has proposed a $900 million operating budget and $263 million capital budget for 2022; there is no fare increase. Full story: Railway Age
October 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: News 12, October 14, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is revving up its AquaTrack power washing machines to remove fallen foliage. The leaves create slippery rail conditions as oil leaks from trains, which equates to delays. It’s a problem on all...
October 14, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 13, 2021) New Jersey Transit’s board has approved a $1.56 billion contract with a Skanska/Traylor Bros joint venture for the construction of the new Portal North Bridge. Full story: Progressive...
October 12, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Florida Today, October 8, 2021) MIAMI, Fla. — By 2028, Brightline hopes to launch higher-speed passenger train service along an $8 billion, 320-mile rail network stretching from Miami to Orlando to Tampa Bay. Full story: Florida Today
