September 12, 2019 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, September 11, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration has extended until March 4 its stay on publishing a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement system safety...
September 11, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WABC, September 11, 2019) HUNTINGTON STATION, Suffolk County — The MTA is rolling out their first new train cars in 17 years on the Long Island Rail Road Wednesday morning. As a result, the LIRR says some of the busiest routes will have...
September 5, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NOLA Media Group, September 5, 2019) NEW ORLEANS — Armed with a federal grant to improve accessibility for passengers, the 65-year-old Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans is getting an upgrade that will bring it into compliance with federal disability...
September 5, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Fox 35 Orlando, September 4, 2019) ORLANDO, Fla. — SunRail expects to resume its normal service for customers on Friday, Sept. 6 —beginning with the regular 5:06 a.m. southbound train from Sanford as well as the 5:30 a.m. southbound train from DeBary. The...
September 4, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC New York, September 3, 2019) LONG ISLAND, New York — Honesty is the best policy for an MTA conductor and crew working an LIRR train Thursday. The crew unexpectedly found themselves in the possession of $9,000 after a passenger on the 5:19 p.m. Atlantic...
September 3, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Queens Daily Eagle, August 29, 2019) QUEENS, N.Y. — More than a dozen Long Island Rail Road trains in Queens and Long Island that had been canceled or rerouted amid Amtrak track work will be restored to their normal service on Sept. 3. Full story: Queens...
August 30, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Altoona Mirror, August 29, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — The passenger-rail news wasn’t good Wednesday, but a local representative remains hopeful. At a hearing of the State House Transportation Committee in Altoona, a PennDOT representative reported that a recently...
August 30, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: www.ozy.com, August 26, 2019) NEW YORK — Rolando Balboa is a fencing coach from Brooklyn who travels frequently for his students’ competitions. But after booking an American Airlines flight earlier this year, he returned to his computer to make sure he wasn’t...
August 30, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, August 26, 2019) NEW YORK — The project cost for the construction of a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River and the comprehensive rehabilitation of the existing 108-year-old tunnel will cost $1.4 billion less than previously...
August 30, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, August 29, 2019) BILOXI, Miss. — Federal funding has been awarded to Mississippi to support the return of passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, the secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday....
