August 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, August 20, 2020) CHICAGO — As the pandemic persists and people stay home in droves, Metra is falling further behind its revenue schedule. The Chicago area’s commuter rail system upped its projected two-year budget deficit to $682.5 million at...
August 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NorthJersey.com, August 13, 2020) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The Federal Railroad Administration reiterated its concerns Wednesday that NJ Transit may not make the positive train control deadline at the end of the year, according to a quarterly update report. Full...
August 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, August 19, 2020) CHICAGO — As the pandemic persists and people stay home in droves, Metra is falling further behind its revenue schedule. Full story: Chicago Tribune
August 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Rockland/Westchester Journal News, August 19, 2020) NEW YORK — All three of Metro-North Railroad’s major lines are outfitted with life-saving technology designed to prevent high-speed derailments like the one that killed four passengers on a...
August 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New Hyde Park Herald Courier, August 18, 2020) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Several stations on the Long Island Rail Road are undergoing “complete reconstruction” and utility relocation is underway across the 9.8-mile third track project despite the COVID-19 pandemic,...
August 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: CBS Chicago, August 13, 2020) CHICAGO — Union Pacific and Metra are facing a lawsuit after a crash in Wheaton left a woman critically hurt. Full story: CBS Chicago
August 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 17, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — Commuters weaving in and out of SEPTA’s 69th Street Transportation Center on Thursday morning were greeted by an unfamiliar face. “Would you like a mask?” Jessica Mangold asked riders...
August 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, August 17, 2020) BOSTON — With mostly empty trains still rumbling through Boston, an emergency influx of federal funding is helping the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority paper over massive declines in fares and other revenue. But...
August 17, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, August 16, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — When the ancient Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River gets stuck in the open position, it delays riders on two railroads — NJ Transit and Amtrak. But when the enormous Dock Bridge next to Newark Penn...
August 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC News, August 12, 2020) LONDON — At least three people have died, including the driver, after a passenger train in Scotland derailed on Wednesday. The country declared a major incident as aerial footage showed carriages overturned and piled on top of each...
