February 3, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Streetsblog Chicago, February 2, 2021) CHICAGO — Chicagoland transit agencies says a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control-issued nationwide mask mandate for public transportation will give them more authority to enforce their existing rules requiring face...
February 2, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Daily News, February 1, 2021) NEW YORK — The next coronavirus stimulus package will include $30 billion in relief for public transit agencies — and the MTA is on track to get the biggest chunk of that, according to a source close to Senate Majority...
February 1, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, January 27, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Supreme Court backed up a lower court ruling that told insurance companies to pay up after Hurricane Sandy damaged NJ Transit trains parked in the Meadowlands Maintenance Complex train yard that...
January 29, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: American Public Transportation Association press release, January 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An independent, economic analysis conducted by EBP US Inc. for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) found that public transit agencies still face a...
January 20, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Boston, January 16, 2021) BOSTON — Fees on ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft will not increase in Massachusetts after Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a new proposed fee structure while signing a $16.5 billion transportation bond bill on Friday. The...
January 18, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 15, 2021) NEW YORK — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan on Jan. 14 that includes a $20 billion investment to “protect the future of transit.” This first step in rescue and recovery, Biden said, tackles...
January 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Five commuter rail agencies will receive a total of $40.26 million in grants for highway/rail grade crossing improvements from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad...
January 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The New Yorker, January 13, 2021) NEW YORK — The building that now bears Moynihan’s name is a reassertion of his political and cultural values. It’s not traditional or modern but both, combining early-twentieth-century grandeur with early-twenty-first-century...
January 14, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, January 13, 2021) CHICAGO — After years of promising a multibillion-dollar overhaul, Metra will finally give its passengers some nicer coaches to ride in. The commuter rail system’s board of directors on Wednesday unanimously approved...
January 13, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: State House News Service, January 11, 2021) BOSTON — Commuter rail operator Keolis managed to avoid major workforce impacts for the first seven months of the COVID-19 pandemic, recording a total of 43 confirmed cases between March and October. Full story:...
