April 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS New York, April 2, 2019) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road will have to change the way it reports on-time performance thanks to the new state budget. In one example, the commuter line will have to consider a train “late” – if it arrives more than two...
April 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 29, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit has some good news for rail commuters who’ve endured waves of canceled trains due to a shortage of people to operate them: a class of would-be-engineers aced the first half of their training. Full story:...
April 1, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, March 31, 2019) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Metro-North paid 50 percent more in civil penalties to the federal government than NJ Transit from 2013 to 2018, and together they ranked as the top violators in the nation during that time, an analysis...
March 29, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS New York, March 29, 2019) NEW YORK — The deal is said to allocate 10 percent of the revenue – about $1 billion – to the Long Island Rail Road and another 10 percent to Metro-North. The remaining 80 percent would go toward the city’s subways and buses....
March 28, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Sun Journal, March 27, 2019) LEWISTON, Maine — A proposed commuter rail service to connect the Twin Cities to Portland would likely cost between $200 and $300 million, depending on which service scenario is selected, according to an engineering consultant....
March 27, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJ Spotlight, March 27, 2019) TRENTON, N.J. — It wasn’t long ago that a major outside audit labeled New Jersey Transit’s funding “inadequate” and “unsustainable.” In his latest state budget proposal, Gov. Phil Murphy is giving the agency a funding boost that...
March 26, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 25, 2019) New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy last week nominated seven people to serve on New Jersey Transit’s board as part of the latest step in the governor’s efforts to overhaul the beleaguered agency. Full story: Progressive...
March 25, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 24, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — About a year ago, Kevin Corbett went from being a commuter who rode the train to work to NJ Transit executive director, the man who runs the trains and buses. Full story: www.nj.com
March 25, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 22, 2019) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers should get on board with Gov. Tim Walz’s request for $11 million in bonding to further explore passenger rail projects, including $5 million focused on the...
March 22, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Journal & Courier, March 21, 2019) LAFAYETTE, Ind. — With time running out at the Indiana Statehouse, where $3 million in annual state funding for the Hoosier State was stripped from the next two-year budget bill, Amtrak announced Thursday it had found a...
