March 10, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: WGBH, March 10, 2020) BOSTON — A new campaign pushing back against cuts to the MBTA maintenance workforce launched Monday with a protest outside the Transportation Building ahead of a T board meeting. Through public records requests, the Safe Transit Now...
March 9, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: MTA press release, March 8, 2020) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — MTA Long Island Rail Road President Phil Eng today announced that the LIRR has activated Positive Train Control (PTC) on the eastern 108 miles of the railroad, from Patchogue to Montauk and from Ronkonkoma...
March 5, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Gothamist, March 4, 2020) NEW YORK — The city has unveiled a massive plan to deck over Sunnyside Yard to make space for 12,000 affordable apartments in Queens. One of the first steps in the process is for Amtrak, MTA, the City of New York, and other local...
March 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 3, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy and other officials announced the start of construction of the first Hudson-Bergen Light rail extension since the line was extended to the end of Bayonne in 2008. Full story:...
March 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Chicago, March 4, 2020) CHICAGO — Metra is paying special attention to certain surfaces on its trains to combat spread of coronavirus, while the Chicago Transit Authority emphasized that it cleans its vehicles and stations rigorously as it is. Full story:...
March 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Boston, March 4, 2020) BOSTON — Amid concerns of coronavirus, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is stepping up cleaning and disinfecting procedures at stations, as well as on subways, trains and buses. Full story: NBC...
March 4, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: St. Cloud Times, March 3, 2020) ST. CLOUD, Minn. — State Rep. Dan Wolgamott has heard “overwhelmingly positive feedback” since the Legislature agreed to spend $650,000 to lay groundwork for a Northstar train extension from Big Lake to St. Cloud,...
March 4, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 4, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit has announced enhanced cleaning efforts for trains, buses and stations amid concerns about coronavirus. Full story: www.nj.com
March 4, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Daily News, March 2, 2020) NEW YORK — It took a global health crisis for the MTA to step up its cleaning of the subway. Workers will use bleach and hospital-grade disinfectant to aggressively sanitize the agency’s entire fleet of 6,400 subway cars...
February 28, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Boston, February 25, 2020) BOSTON — From the latest troubles on the MBTA to the constant traffic on the roads, transportation advocates are pushing for more investments, even if some of the money may have to come out of their pockets. They gathered at the...
