December 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, December 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Railroad Administration final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program has been delayed again. Full story: Safety and...
December 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, December 11, 2018) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Metro-North will need another two years to roll out state-of-the-art technology that puts the brakes on speeding trains, frustrating officials who’d hoped the work would be done by the end of the...
December 11, 2018 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 10, 2018) CHICAGO — Rep. Dan Lipinski is hosting a public forum Monday night so riders can ask Metra officials about delays on the BNSF line to Aurora. Full story: Chicago Tribune
December 11, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, December 10, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Legislation to overhaul NJ Transit advanced Monday in the state Assembly, nearly a year after lawmakers concluded months of hearings on the troubled agency. Full story:...
December 10, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Daily Gazette, December 10, 2018) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Now that Schenectady has a new state-of-the-art railroad station whose architecture echoes the era of grand railroad stations, the question is whether it will bring more train passengers into the city....
December 10, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, December 8, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A New Jersey rail operator intends to lease Norfolk Southern’s local freight network in Essex, Passaic, Morris and Warren counties, according to a federal filing this week. If the Surface Transportation...
December 10, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CNET, December 9, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Compared to other wealthy nations, passenger trains in the US seem to lag far behind. Recently I covered Amtrak and CalTrans’ unveil of a next-generation locomotive called the Charger, and the comments...
December 10, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: CBS New York, December 9, 2018) NEW YORK — On Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced his office has learned that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will likely miss its deadline to install Positive Train Control (PTC). Full story: CBS New...
December 6, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJ Spotlight, December 6, 2018) MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy and top state transportation officials are promising to make next year a better one for New Jersey Transit customers after struggling through a difficult first year running one of the nation’s...
December 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: NBC New York, December 4, 2018) NEW YORK — The death of a 65-year-old man who was dragged by a Long Island Rail Road train when he stepped off it onto the platform after a trip to the New York International Auto Show in April was likely caused by his actions,...
