December 16, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC News, December 15, 2019) NEW YORK — The public transit systems in three major U.S. cities are seeking answers from the company manufacturing their new train cars after an NBC News investigation found it uses materials containing minerals mined by children...
December 13, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 11, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — Consider this class the Advanced Placement class of NJ Transit locomotive engineers, who completed their training faster than the usual 20 months. Full story: www.nj.com
December 13, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 9, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is about to take out the mother of all new vehicle loans — $500 million to purchase new trains and buses to rid the fleet of the old ones that break down and cause delays. The financing would allow...
December 13, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Radio station WBUR, December 9, 2019) BOSTON — Fiscal belt-tightening, a lack of trust in leadership, and frequent lapses in maintenance and inspections all contributed to a “questionable” approach to safety at the MBTA, an independent panel...
December 12, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 11, 2019) DULUTH — On Wednesday a procession of local political leaders and advocates pitched a visiting House subcommittee on the need for the long-planned return of passenger rail service between Duluth and the Twin...
December 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Miami/Associated Press, December 2, 2019) MIAMI, Fla. — Florida’s high-speed passenger rail service, Brightline, which will soon be renamed Virgin Trains USA, has the worst death rate in the country. None of Brightline’s deaths were caused by crew error...
December 2, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, December 1, 2019) SAN DIEGO — Passenger rail service on the main line between Los Angeles and San Diego faced interruptions Saturday after a section of the Del Mar bluffs collapsed within a few feet of tracks following heavy rains...
November 27, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, November 26, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit got two “100s” on a Positive Train Control report card from federal regulators — and one of them could mean fewer canceled trains for commuters. Full story: www.nj.com
November 27, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Politico, November 26, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads are making progress on meeting a statutory mandate to install positive train control, but some hurdles still remain ahead of a rapidly approaching December 2020 deadline. The Federal Railroad...
November 26, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Baltimore Sun, November 26, 2019) BALTIMORE, Md. — The long-awaited redevelopment of Baltimore’s historic Penn Station got a “critical missing piece” of its funding sources when the state said it would award the project a $3 million historic tax credit,...
