May 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Transport Topics, May 16, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leaders of the transportation policy panel of the U.S. House of Representatives expressed concern about possible unfair trade practices in the freight rail and transit sectors. Full story: Transport...
May 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Reuters, May 16, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — China’s CRRC, the world’s top passenger train maker, was slammed by United States lawmakers during a hearing on Thursday (May 16) to limit its access to US projects amid security fears. While some experts...
May 16, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.pix11.com, May 16, 2019) NEW YORK — As Amtrak work at Penn Station New York is expected this summer, the New Jersey Transit is inviting customers to interact with authorities and voice their concerns. Full story: www.pix11.com
May 15, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak and NJ Transit press release, May 14, 2019) NEW YORK — Amtrak and NJ Transit today announced a joint $31 million investment to improve railroad infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in New Jersey and to conduct renewal work throughout...
May 15, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA and the Citizens Crime Commission are offering a $6,000 reward for information that leads to arrests and convictions of two men suspected in the shooting of a Regional Rail conductor during an...
May 14, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Governing, May 14, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The projects in California, Florida and Texas differ quite a bit from one another in size, scope and funding sources. But each one of those projects seems to be moving forward despite significant obstacles,...
May 14, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philly Voice, May 13, 2019) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — NJ Transit reopened service on trains between Atlantic City and Philadelphia on Sunday after months of the service being suspended. Full story: Philly Voice
May 14, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.wbur.org, May 13, 2019) BOSTON — The cost to replace all outdated equipment and infrastructure across the MBTA system with modern alternatives is about $2.8 billion more than the previous state-of-good-repair price estimate, officials said Monday. In...
May 14, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: NBC Philadelphia, May 10, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — A botched robbery left a SEPTA conductor shot on a regional rail train as passengers disembarked at a northwest Philadelphia station. The 57-year-old male conductor was shot once in the hip, Philadelphia police...
May 10, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Reuters, May 9, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — China’s CRRC plans to bid on a big Washington D.C. subway project as it doubles down on a charm campaign in the United States to quash a rising chorus of critics who have cast the rail car maker as a threat to cyber...
