December 2, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, December 1, 2020) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) will participate in a multi-week test of new technologies — from air purification to antimicrobial light—to help protect employees and riders during the pandemic. It is part of the...
November 30, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 25, 2020) Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and New Jersey officials have expressed reservations about the feasibility of proposals for the Hudson River rail tunnel project outlined in an independent report released by the Gateway...
November 25, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 24, 2020) Brightline and Walt Disney World Resort yesterday announced they’ve entered into an agreement to build a train station at the Disney Springs shopping, dining and entertainment complex in Orlando, Florida. Full...
November 24, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, November 24, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — A similar solution that spared subway riders from a painful service disruption for tunnel repairs could be used on the 110-year-old Hudson River rail tunnels damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, said a consultant’s...
November 23, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, November 20, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT have completed the second and final phase of the Ticketed Waiting Area refresh at New York Penn Station at the Amtrak Concourse on the Upper Level and 8th Avenue side of the...
November 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.ny1.com, November 18, 2020) NEW YORK — “Ugly” and “grim” – that’s how MTA officials described a budget that would drastically slash service and jobs – set to hit the riding public in May, unless the agency gets its federal bailout. Full...
November 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Boston, November 19, 2020) BOSTON — A group of MBTA employees and commuters were scheduled to hold a rolling rally outside the agency’s Boston headquarters on Thursday morning to speak out against proposed service cuts. Full story: NBC...
November 20, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, November 19, 2020) NEW YORK — Myriad problems in the Hudson River rail tunnel must be addressed in the next few years to avoid what officials say are potentially catastrophic failures before a new tunnel is finally built, a...
November 19, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 18, 2020) Amtrak, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey(PANYNJ), New Jersey Transit and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) have joined forces to...
November 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, November 18, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is the only railroad still at risk of losing the race to have a federally mandated safety system approved and in operation by a Dec. 31 deadline, a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report released...
