May 2, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 1, 2023) Imagine going back 40 years to early 1983. The only passenger trains running along much of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) were operated by Amtrak itself. Otherwise, what was (and still is) the nation’s busiest passenger railroad...
April 20, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WBUR, February 19, 2023) Federal regulators ordered the MBTA to overhaul its strategy for keeping crews safe when they are on or near subway tracks following five “near misses” between trains and workers, plus a separate employee injury, in the...
April 6, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WCVB, April 5, 2023) Millions of dollars meant for repairs and maintenance on the MBTA Commuter Rail system were stolen through a fraud scheme involving a high-ranking engineer and the former general manager of an electrical company,...
April 3, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 31, 2023) Union Pacific Railroad announced yesterday it’s working with Metra to “safely and seamlessly” transfer UP’s Chicago commuter rail operations to the passenger railroad. Full story: Progressive...
February 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 15, 2023) Locomotive engineers are upset with a salary offer from NJ Transit and may start voting with their feet, either by taking jobs with other commuter railroads that pay more, or going on strike, union leaders said. Brotherhood of...
February 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 15, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday announced an additional $2.2 billion in funding is being made available for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program. Full story:...
February 14, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CNN, February 14, 2023) New Jersey Transit, one of the largest commuter rail services in the country, is now facing the same kind of labor problems that nearly brought service on the nation’s freight railroads to a halt last year. The Brotherhood of...
February 1, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 31, 2023) President Joe Biden today announced the award of $1.2 billion in grants from the new National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega) for nine projects across the country, including one to fund preparations...
February 1, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WPTV, January 31, 2023) Drivers in Palm Beach County could experience some travel delays in February as Brightline continues working on expanding its service to central Florida this year. The company announced it will begin testing trains...
January 31, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New Jersey Transit press release, January 29, 2023) January 1, 2023 marked the 40th anniversary of NJ Transit assuming control and management of the operations of New Jersey’s commuter rail network, previously operated by Conrail under contract to NJ Transit...
