May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJBiz, May 14, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Transit board of directors on Wednesday authorized a $4.1 million contract with FX Collaborative Architects of New York for preliminary design, engineering and construction assistance of the Central Concourse...
May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: News & Observer, May 13, 2020) RALEIGH, N.C. — The cash-strapped state Department of Transportation is suspending Piedmont passenger train service between Raleigh and Charlotte to save money. NCDOT had already eliminated two of the three daily round...
May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, May 14, 2020) BOSTON — With low ridership due to the coronavirus pandemic, the MBTA is planning to speed up some of its repairs and construction work. Full story: Boston Globe
May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hudson County Review, May 13, 2020) HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — The New Jersey Sierra Club is taking aim at NJ Transit advancing the Kearny power plant, part of the $546 million NJ TransitGrid project, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full story: Hudson County...
May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — Armed with a new study they commissioned, SEPTA officials are touting the transportation authority’s economic impact on the region as essential to its recovery from the devastating losses caused by the...
May 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Chief Leader, May 12, 2020) NEW YORK — The unions that represent the workers who run the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) commuter railroad connecting New York and New Jersey are pressing for testing for COVID19, hazard pay and a death benefit after...
May 13, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Law 360, May 12, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats’ Tuesday proposal for $3 trillion in COVID-19 relief legislation includes money for state transportation and public transit agencies, along with a federal mandate requiring face masks for...
May 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, May 12, 2020) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit is asking the state’s congressional delegation for $1.2 billion in federal aid as train ridership has dropped 98% and coronavirus-related expenses are costing $10 million a month. Full story:...
May 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 11, 2020) The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is urging Congress and the Trump administration to provide $23.8 billion in additional emergency funding to help U.S. public transit agencies continue to provide...
May 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 2020. Dennis Lafferty is a member of BLET Division 71 in Philadelphia.) PHILADELPHIA — Dennis and Susan Lafferty of Fox Chase will soon celebrate their first wedding anniversary. The ceremony last fall was Pennsylvania...
