June 23, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: ABC News, June 23, 2022) The search continued Thursday for a gunman who shot two people, one fatally, on a packed Muni commuter train in San Francisco on Wednesday, police said. The shooting occurred around 10 a.m. as the light-rail train was moving between...
June 23, 2022 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 23, 2022) CHICAGO — The family of a Metra passenger killed in a May 11 grade-crossing accident has filed suit against the commuter agency and BNSF Railway, as well as the moving company whose truck was involved in the accident and the...
June 21, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2022) LOS ANGELES — The transportation rail system Metrolink announced this week it is equipping some of its trains with a new earthquake warning system that can automatically slow or halt travel during a temblor. Full story: Los...
June 17, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 16, 2022) The Federal Transit Administration yesterday ordered the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to take immediate action on safety issues at the...
June 17, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 16, 2022) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced this week that Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad set new pandemic-era ridership records on June 14. Full story: Progressive Railroading...
June 16, 2022 | Commuter Rail, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The impact of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger on Metra commuter operations is even worse than initially thought, the Chicago area commuter railroad has told federal regulators. Full story:...
June 2, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Long Island Rail Road press release, May 31, 2022) NEW YORK — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the 700,000-square-foot Long Island Rail Road terminal nearing completion below Grand Central Terminal and Madison Avenue from 43rd Street to 48th Street...
May 24, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WDBJ, May 23, 2022) ROANOKE, Va. — Passenger rail service to and from the New River Valley won’t start until 2026, but a second train serving Roanoke could begin operating later this summer. Full story: www.wdbj7.com
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 16, 2022) MISSOULA, Mont. — BNSF Railway has joined the group seeking to restore passenger rail service in southern Montana, a move welcomed because of the railroad’s role as primary host railroad for the proposed service. Full story:...
May 12, 2022 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, May 11, 2022) CHICAGO — National Transportation Safety Board authorities are investigating Metra’s first passenger death since 2005 after a train collided with a truck Wednesday at a crossing in Clarendon Hills. The crash occurred after 8...
