May 9, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: WTOP, May 8, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every day for the last month, delay after delay has left many Virginia Railway Express riders frustrated. But the agency is confident it has now worked out most of the kinks with a new safety system. Full story:...
May 8, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Chicago, May 7, 2019) CHICAGO — Get a group of Metra conductors together and ask them what they’ve seen, and you might not believe your ears. That’s exactly what NBC 5 did this week. All of them talked about the great people they meet on trains. But all...
May 7, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: New York Post, May 6, 2019) NEW YORK — A female train operator was punched in the face in an unprovoked, random attack Monday afternoon, cops said. The 42-year-old operator was locking up the F train at the end of the line in Coney Island station around 1:40...
May 7, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 6, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — The first of several new classes of New Jersey Transit railroad engineers is poised to take the throttle this summer, signaling a small step toward reducing the rampant train cancellations that plagued commuters a...
May 2, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, May 1, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — When a proposed Hudson River rail tunnel project gets criticized by the President, is given a poor rating by regulators and seems to be stone-walled by agencies holding the purse strings, what’s left for the people who...
May 2, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, May 1, 2019) CHICAGO — Metra service returned to normal at Union Station on Wednesday afternoon after several tracks were closed for overhead repairs. Three tracks on the southern concourse were shut down Wednesday morning after crews...
May 1, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Post, April 30, 2019) NEW YORK — The long-awaited Gateway rail tunnel project could be one of the winners if President Trump and Democratic leaders make good on their plan to spend $2 trillion to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure. Full story: New...
May 1, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Boston Globe, April 30, 2019) BOSTON — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials are worried the agency will miss a key deadline to install a federally required safety system on the commuter rail, with testing of the long-planned system delayed by...
April 30, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Fast Company, April 29, 2019) NEW YORK — Railroads have historically focused on safety, from ensuring tracks and trains are properly maintained to making sure pedestrians and drivers stay out of harm’s way, but lately they’ve also emphasized a new type of...
April 23, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: TCPalm, April 22, 2019) STUART, Fla. — Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, closed on the sale of $1.75 billion in private activity bonds that will help fund the company’s expansion to Orlando, according to a statement issued Friday. Full story:...
