September 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: News 12 New Jersey, September 29, 2020) HOBOKEN, N.J. — It has been four years since a deadly train crash at Hoboken Terminal, and New Jersey Transit officials say that it will meet the federal deadline to install a safety system that could prevent similar...
September 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 29, 2020) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) last week denied Metra’s request for a declaratory order and a petition for preliminary injunction on issues related to its ongoing dispute with Union Pacific Railroad...
September 22, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.boston.com, September 22, 2020) BOSTON — MBTA officials are facing a lot of unknowns over the coming years. How long will the COVID-19 pandemic endure? When will ridership return to its pre-coronavirus levels? Will ridership return to its pre-coronavirus...
September 22, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Sound Transit press release, September 21, 2020) SEATTLE — September 18 marked 20 years of providing Puget Sound commuters with Sounder train service. “When Sounder South debuted two decades ago, it provided a needed transit option for commuters in...
September 18, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Montana, September 17, 2020) MISSOULA, Mont. — Politicians and rail experts are backing the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority spearheaded by Missoula Commissioner Dave Strohmaier. Full story: NBC Montana
September 16, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, September 15, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — As two NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line trains lumbered across the 112-year-old Raritan Bay bridge Tuesday morning, Gov. Phil Murphy got an up-close look at why the bridge is being replaced. Full story:...
September 16, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Streetsblog Chicago, September 15, 2020) CHICAGO — The pandemic is obviously a challenging time for public transportation systems, and Metra has probably had the worst luck of any Chicagoland transit agency. Since its normal clientele is heavily made up of...
September 14, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Virginia Mercury, September 14, 2020) RICHMOND, Va. — With the state budget in tatters and commuter levels at record lows, now might hardly seem the right moment for Virginia to embark upon a $1.9 billion rail project. However, the recent conclusion of the...
September 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Chief Leader, September 11, 2020) NEW YORK — A campaign to jump start stalled contract talks by the PATH Labor Council, which represents workers that run the Port Authority Trans-Hudson mass-transit line, has gained traction with New Jersey Gov. Phil...
September 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Transportation Today, September 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is calling on Congress to save public transportation with an emergency infusion of $32 billion in cash. In a letter to Congress, the association...
