Two Boston & Maine “Bluebird” Geeps rest at Springfield, Mass., in August 1964. The railroad, which operated 2,077 route-miles in 1929, became part of Guilford Transportation Industries in 1983, by then down to about 1,500 miles. Ralph W. Bostian photo […]
Its headlight dimmed for a meet, an Amtrak Northeast Regional train passes through the station at Princeton Junction, N.J., on Aug. 8, 2019. Amtrak has added service to Princeton Junction and New Brunswick, N.J. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW YORK — As of Monday, Aug. 19, Amtrak has added additional Northeast Corridor service to two stops […]
BALTIMORE — Light RailLink service between Camden Yards and North Avenue, shut down since the July break of a water main, resumed Monday morning. Baltimore Fishbowl reports that the Maryland Transit Administration resumed service that had been suspended since July 8, when the broken water main damaged an underground vault, creating a sinkhole that consumed […]
NJ Transit GPH40-2 No. 4105, a rebuild of a locomotive constructed for the Central of New Jersey in 1968, awaits departure from Hoboken. N.J., in June 2019. Seventeen dual-power locomotives from Bombardier are due to arrive in 2020, replacing NJ Transit’s oldest engines. Ralph Spielman MONTCLAIR, N.J. — New equipment is on the way to […]
Inbound NJ Transit train No. 3252 from Long Branch arrives late at New York’s Penn Station, setting the state for a late-departing train No. 3721 to the Jersey Avenue station in New Brunswick, N.J. NJ Transit will begin releasing reports explaining why trains have been delayed. Ralph Spielman MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Increasing transparency and accountability […]
ALTOONA, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s legislature will hold a hearing on the possibility of increasing train service between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The Aug. 28 hearing by the state house of representatives transportation committee’s subcommittee on railroads will be held at the Altona Railroaders Memorial Museum. It is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review […]
A Susquehanna Hose Co. fire boat sprays water on a rail bridge spanning the Susquehanna River on Friday, Aug. 9. Susquehanna Hose Co., via Facebook BALTIMORE — Rail service has reportedly returned to normal after fire crews battled and extinguished a bridge fire over the Susquehanna River on Friday. The Susquehanna Hose Co. of Havre […]
Limited track capacity at the Portland Transportation Center can delay trains that need to back in and out of the branch line to the station. Dan Zukowski PORTLAND, Maine – Steady population and economic growth along the southern coast of Maine is creating new opportunities for more passenger trains with more connections to more communities. […]
Improvements on New York City Transits 42nd Street Shuttle include eliminating this curve at the Times Square terminus. That, in turn, will eliminate a large gap between the train and platform and allow full accessibility for the mobility-impaired. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW YORK — Work will begin Aug. 16 on a significant upgrade of the […]
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — CTRail’s Shore Line East commuter service will resume a full schedule on Monday, Aug. 5, following more than a year of reduced schedules and bus substitutions during a major track-work project. The service between New Haven and New London, Conn., was curtailed beginning April 23, 2018, the CT Examiner reports, with […]
BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is preparing to negotiate with CSX Transportation and other, unnamed stakeholders to fill the funding shortfall for work on Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel. The Baltimore Sun reports that Hogan declined to say whether the state might contribution more to the project, citing “sensitive negotiations,” but that he promised to […]
One of two new technologies to be tested by the New York subway system will measure station crowding, allowing the MTA to deploy more workers where needed. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin year-long pilot programs with two technology companies to improve subway service. Axon Vibe will offer a […]
