March 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 26, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — With hardly any customers aboard its trains, SEPTA announced further cuts to Regional Rail service Thursday, with PATCO following suit. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
March 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: City Metric, March 27, 2020. The following is an extract from “Designing the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale,” out now from Island Press.) NEW YORK — A regional transportation system does not become balanced until all its parts are...
March 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, March 26, 2020) NEW YORK — By a unanimous 96-0 vote, the U.S. Senate on March 26 passed H.R. 748, its version of a $2 trillion stimulus package for address the devastating economic and societal impacts of the COVID-19...
March 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philly Mag, March 24, 2020) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards and the rest of the executive team is taking a ten percent pay cut. Full story: Philly Mag
March 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: News 12 Long Island, March 25, 2020) NEW YORK — Major service changes are coming to the MTA and LIRR after a never-before-seen drop in ridership due to the pandemic. The MTA says the coronavirus has caused a 71% drop in ridership on the LIRR. Full story: News...
March 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Miami Herald, March 25, 2020) MIAMI, Fla. — Virgin Trains USA, the parent company of the Brightline express train, confirmed it laid off 250 out of more than 300 South Florida workers this week after announcing Wednesday it was suspending its South Florida...
March 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WHDH, March 26, 2020) BOSTON — Five Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, leaving some riders concerned for their health. Employees infected by the virus include three bus operators,...
March 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 25, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — The $2 trillion stimulus package making its way through Congress includes more than $1 billion for New Jersey Transit, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said Wednesday. In fact, the bill likely will include the full $1.25...
March 25, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WCVB, March 23, 2020) BOSTON — The MBTA announced additional service changes to take effect Wednesday in what the agency said was a continuing effort to protect the health and safety of the T’s customers and workforce, and to preserve...
March 25, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Post, March 24, 2020) NEW YORK — The coronavirus is getting its claws into area transit law enforcement — with a second TSA agent at LaGuardia airport and an Amtrak cop at Penn Station both testing positive. Full story: New York...
