March 10, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Patch.com, March 9, 2021) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — The Long Island Rail Road’s unions urged management to restore train service after a tumultuous Monday morning commute that saw many riders standing in the aisles in close quarters, raising concerns about...
March 8, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 5, 2021) NEW YORK — Brightline is under renewed pressure to complete negotiations with several Florida entities by July 31 before it can secure approval for a proposed expansion to Tampa. Full story: Railway Age
March 5, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 4, 2021) NEW YORK — If confirmed Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Polly Trottenberg will make the Gateway Tunnel Project a priority, she said during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...
March 3, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Streetsblog Chicago, March 2, 2021) CHICAGO — During the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 1,874 Chicago area transit workers tested positive for the disease, at least 14 had to be hospitalized and at least 14 passed away, according to numbers provided by the CTA,...
March 3, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, March 2, 2021) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit will receive 300 vaccine doses this week to distribute to its front-line workers at the agency’s vaccination sites in Maplewood and Camden, thanks to an agreement struck with the state...
March 2, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 1, 2021) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) board has approved a five-year strategic plan for fiscal years 2021 through 2026. The plan — SEPTA Forward: A Vision for a Stronger Future — provides a...
March 2, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bronx News 12, February 25, 2021) NEW YORK — News 12 Long Island has learned that service on the Long Island Rail Road will be scaled back once again starting next month. The MTA says starting March 8, the LIRR will cut the number of trains it runs, bringing...
February 26, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 26, 2021) After serving notice under Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act in February 2019, the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Company (METRA) and members of Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Local 183 reached a...
February 24, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Asbury Park Press, February 24, 2021) ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy told residents during his fiscal year 2022 budget address that “New Jersey is done kicking problems down the road. We are solving them.” Except one: The haphazard,...
February 23, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WHYY, February 22, 2021) PHILADELPHIA — A two-car Regional Rail train every 15 minutes. Transfers between SEPTA, New Jersey Transit, and PATCO on one card. Subway/El expansion. A low-income transit pass. More bus lanes. Full story:...
