August 4, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Long Island News 12, August 4, 2020) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — The LIRR says it may shutdown service temporarily if there are sustained winds of 39 mph for an extended period of time. Full story: Long Island News 12
July 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 24, 2020) NEW YORK — New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board recently awarded a $233 million contract to Wabtec for 25 electric-diesel hybrid locomotives for use on NYC Transit work trains as part of the agency’s...
July 29, 2020 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Streetsblog Chicago, July 29, 2020) CHICAGO — In another sign that Chicagoland transit is slowly coming back from dramatic ridership losses during the pandemic, Metra announced this week that it is adding express trains to its Rock Island and BNSF lines,...
July 28, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, July 27, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — The end is finally near for the cantankerous, rusty, delay-causing, 110-year old Portal Bridge. NJ Transit officials approved an agreement Monday evening, leading to construction starting next spring. Full story:...
July 28, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer opinion column by Yasha Zarrinkelk and Dena Ferrara Driscoll, July 27, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — As Congress negotiates the next big coronavirus relief package, it is clearer than ever that a sustained investment in Pennsylvania’s public...
July 28, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA is eyeing a way to help families of employees who have died or been severely impacted by COVID-19, the transit authority announced Monday. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
July 17, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, July 16, 2020) NEW YORK — The Metra Board of Directors have approved a $15.2 million contract to build a new Peterson Ridge Station and parking facility on the Union Pacific North Line. A Metra station in Edgewater has been...
July 17, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 17, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — A newborn who was not breathing when she was born in a train station bathroom is doing well after a police officer performed CPR on the child and rushed her to a hospital. Body camera video released Friday by NJ...
July 16, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 14, 2020) Metrolink last week completed installation of two hand sanitizing stations on each of the Southern California’s 215 passenger-rail cars. Full story: Progressive Railroading
July 16, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, July 14, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Transit service cuts could loom if a request for $36 billion more in federal aid to help agencies across the nation deal with reduced ridership and revenue due to the coronavirus, is denied, transit agency leaders...
