June 7, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, June 7, 2019) CHICAGO — For transit agencies and road builders in Illinois, it’s like Christmas in June. The $45 billion capital infrastructure plan that passed the legislature last weekend will provide $33 billion in funding for...
June 5, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 5, 2019) PARIS — French police raided the headquarters of national railway operator SNCF as part of an investigation into contracts handed to U.S. computer company IBM, a spokeswoman at the company and a judicial source said on Wednesday. Full...
June 5, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Beacon-News, June 3, 2019) CHICAGO — Illinois lawmakers over the weekend approved an infrastructure bill that includes $100 million for a proposal to extend Metra train service beyond Aurora into Kendall County. Full story: Chicago...
June 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Duluth News Tribune, June 1, 2019) DULUTH, Minn. — Breakthrough funding for the proposed $550-million passenger rail line between the Twin Ports and Minneapolis will have to wait for at least another year after the Minnesota Legislature last week failed to...
June 3, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Radio station KIRO, May 31, 2019) SEATTLE, Wash. — Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier may sit on the Sound Transit Board of Directors, but that doesn’t stop him from looking at his own agency through a critical lens — especially in the wake of a federal...
May 30, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: The Hill, May 29, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of House members from New York are raising concerns about Chinese involvement in building New York City subway cars, zeroing in on the potential that the new train cars could be hacked or...
May 28, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, May 28, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s widely regarded as among the most vital infrastructure projects in the U.S., but it’s been canceled once and now is stuck in limbo. President Donald Trump’s administration ranks the tunnel near the bottom of 37...
May 21, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Epoch Times, May 19, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new House bill and a recent congressional hearing have highlighted the potential threats that would come with using Chinese-made rail cars and transit buses in U.S. cities and regions. Chinese companies could...
May 20, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Reuters, May 19, 2019) NEW YORK — U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is asking the federal government to investigate if a plan for new subway cars in New York City, designed by a Chinese state-owned firm, could pose a threat to national security. The...
May 20, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 17, 2019) A bipartisan group of lawmakers this week introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would prevent federal transit funds from being issued by transit agencies to procure Chinese rail cars and other rail...
