October 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Opinion column at WBUR.org by Mike Vartabedian and Olivia Nichols, October 30, 2020) BOSTON — For decades, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has suffered from a chronic lack of investment. The bottom fell out during the record-breaking winter...
October 28, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 25, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — This is a capital plan like no other. NJ Transit’s five-year plan, totaling $11.21 billion, represents the agency’s first multi-year plan. Full story: www.nj.com
October 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, October 24, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Train service or no train service? The looming Dec. 31 deadline for NJ Transit to have a federally mandated safety system approved and running is close to two months away. Full story:...
October 22, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 20, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — After more than a year of protests on land and even in the water, environmentalists got their wish. An NJ Transit project to build a back-up power system to keep trains running will be fueled by solar and battery...
October 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Streetsblog Chicago, October 19, 2020) CHICAGO — According to Railway Gazette, the plan for a second daily Amtrak Empire Builder Line run between Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul is moving forward thanks to the award of a $31.8 million grant from the Federal...
October 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, October 19, 2020) CHICAGO — Service cuts are an option if no federal aid emerges for Metra, Union Pacific employees verifying tickets behind plexiglass creates “a mess,” but a massively complicated emergency braking system is good to...
October 15, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 14, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Passengers on three New Jersey Transit lines are facing heavy delays on Wednesday morning due to Amtrak signal problems. Full story: www.nj.com
October 15, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 14, 2020) The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) $742,000 through the federal Safety Research and Demonstration Program to install an automated technology to...
October 15, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, October 15, 2020) BOSTON — The MBTA is assuring state Rep. Shawn Dooley the Chinese government-owned rail company building Orange and Red line cars in Massachusetts is not using child labor to mine mica, a response the rep said falls short....
October 15, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Metra press release, October 14, 2020) CHICAGO — Metra today sued Union Pacific Railroad for breach of contract, accusing the freight railroad of severely damaging Metra’s bottom line, reputation and customer experience by an “arbitrary and capricious”...
