January 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 16, 2019) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a state advisory panel’s recommendations calling for enhanced counterterrorism measures, including stronger security at transportation facilities such as Penn...
January 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, January 16, 2019) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit pulled off the seemingly impossible by making a Dec. 31 deadline to install emergency-braking software ordered by Congress. But the race to finish peeled off staff from routine duties, delaying...
January 14, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 11, 2019) Americans took 2.5 billion trips on public transportation systems in third-quarter 2018, down 1.75 percent compared with ridership in third-quarter 2018, according to the American Public Transportation Association...
January 11, 2019 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Daily News, January 10, 2019) NEW YORK — Gov. Cuomo’s L train engineering dream team will join Amtrak officials Friday on an inspection of its East River tunnels, officials said. Amtrak officials want to see if the repair plan Gov. Cuomo says is good...
January 10, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Press of Atlantic City, January 9, 2019) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Assemblymen Vincent Mazzeo and John Armato are urging NJ Transit to announce when the Atlantic City Rail Line, closed since September for installation of positive train control equipment, will...
January 10, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 9, 2019) NEW YORK — Bombardier Transportation made it official, announcing it has signed a contract for 113 Multilevel III commuter rail cars with New Jersey Transit worth as much as $669 million. Full story: Railway...
January 8, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, January 7, 2019) CHICAGO — A man was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for punching a Metra conductor in the face last September after refusing to pay his fare when he boarded a train in northwest suburban Wood Dale. Full story:...
January 8, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 7, 2019) New Jersey Transit’s board late last week approved the appointment of Raymond Kenny as senior vice president and general manager of rail operations, effective immediately. Full story: Progressive...
January 7, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: The Journal News, January 6, 2010) NEW YORK — Metro-North will need another two years to roll out state-of-the-art technology that puts the brakes on trains, frustrating officials who’d hoped the work would be done by the end of the year. Full story:...
January 7, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 4, 2019) All commuter-rail systems have met the congressional end-of-2018 deadline requirements for positive train control (PTC) implementation, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced yesterday. Full...
