September 22, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Press release from the office of New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, September 14, 2021) ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York City Subway, Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road broke pandemic-era ridership records...
September 17, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, September 16, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — Major delays were reported on NJ Transit and Amtrak rail service Thursday night because of downed wires near the Amtrak Portal Bridge, according to the transit agencies. Full story:...
September 17, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, September 16, 2021) SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Train service was halted Thursday for the next two weeks as crews shore up unstable ground along cliffside railroad tracks in coastal Southern California. Full story: Associated...
September 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reading Eagle, September 14, 2021) READING, Pa. — Reading has some company among several small cities in eastern Pennsylvania whose leaders are looking to the past to create a brighter future for their current and future residents. Full story: Mass Transit...
September 14, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, September 13, 2021) BOSTON — A Boston University professor out for a run Saturday died after police said he plunged through a gap in a set of rusted-out stairs that have been closed for nearly two years near the JFK/UMass MBTA station in...
September 10, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, September 9 — On July 27, 2021, members of the BLET’s District of Columbia State Legislative Board convened their 5th quadrennial meeting at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquarters in Washington, D.C. Brother Herbert Harris Jr. was...
September 10, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, September 9, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A senior U.S. lawmaker wants Congress to mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccines or recent negative tests for all domestic air and train travelers. Full story: Reuters
September 10, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Billy Penn, September 7, 2021) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA is looking to collectively rename its subways, trolley routes and a light rail as the “Metro” — part of a $40 million effort to make the public transit system easier to navigate. The proposed change...
September 10, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, September 9, 2021) NEW YORK — Long Island Rail Road crews will perform switch work near New Hyde Park as part of the Main Line Expansion Project during the weekends of Sept. 11-12 and 18-19. This critical infrastructure work...
August 31, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, August 30, 2021) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA is bringing back services to almost pre-COVID levels. New transit schedules are in place now for buses and trolleys as well as the Market-Frankford, Broad Street, and Norristown High Speed lines. Full...
