October 19, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 18, 2022) The factory and 800-yard test track will be built on a 41-acre site in Washington County. When the plant is completed in first-quarter 2024, employees will begin work on the plant’s first order: 256 new...
October 17, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, October 13, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Oct. 1 established the Office of Passenger Rail, responsible for investigating and analyzing issues regarding Amtrak on-time performance (OTP). Full story: Railway Age
October 5, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Press release from the office of New York Governor Hochul, October 3, 2022) Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated completion of the Long Island Rail Road’s historic Third Track project on time and under budget. The new 9.8-mile track runs from Floral...
October 5, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, October 4, 2022) NJ Transit has sold the naming rights of its Meadowlands Rail Line to an online sports betting company. Last month, the commuter rail agency announced that it had inked a deal with BetMGM, an online sports...
October 4, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 30, 2022) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) is asking the Federal Transit Administration to look into a contract between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation...
September 22, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 21, 2022) Chicago’s CREATE Program will receive $70 million in federal funding for a $170 million project to modernize a 2-mile stretch of Union Pacific track on the city’s west side, the partners in the Chicago Region Environment...
September 13, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, National Negotiations 2019
(Source: Television station WUSA9, September 12, 2022) A possible nationwide freight train strike may impact thousands of commuters in the DC region. Freight railroad companies like CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern have until Friday to reach agreements with...
September 1, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 31, 2022) The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) and Amtrak announced yesterday that ridership on state-supported trains reached 110,256 passengers in July, a 28.9% increase from June’s level and a 19.8% increase...
September 1, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Federal Transit Administration press release, August 31, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, following a safety inspection of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit...
August 29, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Fredericksburg.com, August 28, 2022) The statewide rail plan is updated every four years, with 2018 being the last time the state published its long-range plan. Full story: Fredericksburg.com
