May 12, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WHYY, May 11, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — Planned improvements to SEPTA Key and other transit infrastructure could be put on hold due to an expected delay in state funding. Full story: www.whyy.org
May 12, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston.com, May 11, 2020) BOSTON — Within a few months, the coronavirus has turned an “exciting” time for the MBTA into “a period of great, great uncertainty.” according to Steve Poftak, the agency’s general manager. Full story:...
May 12, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, May 11, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit employees will get a South Jersey location to be tested for the coronavirus, following through on a pledge made last week. Full story: www.nj.com
May 7, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, May 6, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA honored one of its longest-serving employee on Wednesday with a surprise party for his 50th work anniversary. Russell Gardner currently works at the NRG station as a custodian. Full story: CBS...
May 7, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WHYY, May 7, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — This story is part of WHYY’s series “COVID-19: Remembering lives we’ve lost” about the everyday people the Philadelphia region has lost to the coronavirus pandemic, the lives they lived, and what they meant to their families,...
May 6, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, May 5, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — They’ve been cursed, complained about and probably kicked by a few commuters — and they’re on their way out. It’s the beginning of the end for NJ Transit’s big blue and orange ticket vending machines. Full story:...
May 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA projects at least a $300 million loss of revenue through the end of June 2021 — a conservative estimate. And as rock-bottom ridership challenges SEPTA’s future, its leaders worry, too, about another...
May 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hudson County View, May 4, 2020) HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — An NJ Transit worker, Secaucus resident, and Colombian native died from COVID-19 days after his birthday and just one year before his retirement, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced this afternoon. Full story:...
May 4, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, May 4, 2020) BOSTON — The coronavirus crisis may have long-lasting effects on the MBTA and transit advocacy, transportation advocates say, insisting that now’s the time to make big changes about how to use the roads. Full story:...
May 4, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WHYY, May 1, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA has confirmed two more deaths in its workforce from the coronavirus. Full story: www.whyy.org
