April 19, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
Florida judge voids mask mandate for U.S. mass transit (Source: Associated Press and various news outlets, April 19, 2022) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and airlines and...
March 23, 2022 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines, VIA Rail
(Source: Railway Age, March 23, 2022) NEW YORK — Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada took major hits in the two years since COVID-19 pushed much of the world into lockdown mode. Today, Amtrak’s service recovery has stalled, while VIA Rail is looking forward to something of a...
March 16, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 16, 2022) NEW YORK — It is now been two years since we felt the impact of the COVID-19 virus and our lives changed, possibly forever. Ironically, the news came on Friday the 13th: the day that millions were told that we would all need to...
February 15, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 14, 2022) MTA New York City Transit’s (NYCT) subway ridership recently topped 3 million for three consecutive days, the first time the transit system surpassed that ridership mark since Dec. 17, 2021, when the omicron...
February 4, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines, PSR
(Source: WHYY.org, February 2, 2022) PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia area transit repairs are facing delays as SEPTA confronts the supply chain issues that have also affected many local businesses and households. Full story: WHYY.org
February 1, 2022 | COVID, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 31, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The spike in COVID-19 infections and quarantines among Class I railroad employees has continued this month and hit a pandemic high in the week ending Jan. 22, according to the most recent data from the...
February 1, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, January 31, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — The recent surge in COVID-19 cases took a double toll on NJ Transit service and ridership last month when the agency was forced to cancel 125 trains as more front-line employees tested positive and ridership...
January 21, 2022 | COVID, Headlines, UP
(Source: Reuters, January 20, 2022) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. said COVID-19 cases among its staff and paid time off for people getting inoculated may hurt its ability to move freight in the current quarter, but that impact should still be less than the 4% slump...
