April 23, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Herald-News, April 22, 2019) CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Western Springs, hosted a hearing last week with officials from Metra, Amtrak and freight railroads to question them about needed service improvements for commuters. Full story:...
April 22, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Cherry Hill Courier Post, April 17, 2019) TRENTON, N.J. — The Atlantic City Rail Line will resume service “with an improved schedule” on May 12, almost two weeks ahead of the original target date, NJ Transit said Wednesday. Full story: Cherry Hill...
April 18, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, April 17, 2019) CHICAGO — Construction on two new Metra stations is expected to start within the next year after the projects received long-awaited state funding Wednesday. The two Chicago stations have been planned for nearly a decade, but...
April 17, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, April 16, 2019) CHICAGO — Metra’s CEO asserted Tuesday that if Metra controlled Union Station instead of Amtrak, the mistake that stranded nearly 100,000 commuters on Feb. 28 never would have happened. The massive commuter headache happened...
April 16, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Long Island News 12, April 15, 2019) MINEOLA — Problems are still plaguing the Long Island Rail Road’s effort to install a system that can slow or stop a train in an emergency. During a committee meeting Monday, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
April 10, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: WTOP, April 10, 2019) CHEVY CHASE, Md. — Virginia Railway Express partially blames the roll out of a new safety system for a number of recent delays. Positive Train Control — a system that can slow or stop trains going too fast or approaching another train on...
April 9, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 8, 2019) CHICAGO — During rush hour, trains are lined up for as far as the eye can see at the wide intersection of tracks at Chicago’s Western and Grand avenues. It’s the site of one of Metra’s biggest bottlenecks, and a major source of...
April 9, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Politico, April 8, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday he would have been “crazed” had he been stuck in the rain with thousands of stranded fans after Sunday night’s WrestleMania event at MetLife Stadium and sharply criticized the...
April 8, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, April 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak executives say a new rail tunnel linking New York and New Jersey must be built — sooner rather than later — with the costs shared among the states, railroad and federal government. Full story:...
April 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 2, 2019) The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA), in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), yesterday issued a report calling on state and local official to address the “looming...
