February 11, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Politico, February 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration announced late Monday that it has deemed the Portal North Bridge project eligible to receive federal funding, while again ruling that the related Hudson River rail tunnel had not met the...
February 7, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Deseret News, February 6, 2020) SALT LAKE CITY — One day, could a high-speed rail serve tourist destinations in Utah, like ski resorts along the Wasatch Front or even all the way to Moab? Full story: Deseret News
February 7, 2020 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Politico, February 6, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifteen Democratic U.S. senators tore into the Trump administration Thursday over delays in greenlighting construction of the Gateway tunnel, an $11.3 billion rail project that would create a new link between New...
February 7, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Gannett of New York, February 6, 2020) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Decades of efforts to bring high-speed rail to New York have faltered under the weight of a hefty price tag and bureaucratic red tape. The history of the failed efforts are extraordinary and lengthy. But...
February 6, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Tribune, February 6, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — It’s almost official. The William H. Gray III Memorial Foundation and Amtrak are expected to hold a press conference in Washington, D.C. today to announce that 30th Street Station will officially be...
February 6, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 4, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — A day after social media exploded with horror stories from commuters who were delayed 90 minutes or more on their way home, we’re getting a clearer picture of exactly what went wrong — and why it could...
February 4, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 2, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit engine 4100 is a microcosm of state commuting history. At age 50, 4100 began its career as one of 13 boxy GP-40P passenger engines, built by General Motors and purchased by the New Jersey Department of...
February 4, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WABC, February 4, 2020) NEW YORK — Service is back to normal at New York’s Penn Station after an outage caused rolling delays during the Monday evening rush. Major delays impacted New Jersey Transit and Amtrak customers as commuters...
February 3, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, February 1, 2020) NORFOLK, Va. — Amtrak trains in Virginia carried nearly a million passengers last year, a record in the state’s decade-long rail program. Full story: Roanoke Times
February 3, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Editorial by the Star-Ledger editorial board, February 3, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — As it turns out, the federally-mandated braking system being installed on New Jersey Transit trains isn’t $300 million, as announced in August. It will be more in the $500 million...
