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BOSTON — Ten people were hospitalized with injuries Saturday morning when a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority light rail train derailed near Fenway Park. The MBTA Green Line train hit the side of a tunnel in the accident, the Boston Globe reports, with some injuries described as serious but not life-threatening. The train’s operator was among […]
On June 5, a southbound NJ Transit DMU leaves Roebling station, 10 miles south of its origination in Trenton and 23 miles from its destination of Camden. Service on the route is currently being disrupted because of equipment issues. Ralph Spielman TRENTON, N.J. — Service on NJ Transit’s River Line light rail service is operating […]
BOSTON — Amtrak signal issues led to delays on nine commuter lines in and out of Boston during Tuesday’s morning commute, with trains delayed up to 40 minutes. A spokesman for Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the commuter lines for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, told the Boston Globe the “impact is specifically for dispatchers […]
Among those participating in Tuesday’s ceremony opening the High Line Spur, the final section of the linear park, are Friends of the High Line co-founders Joshua David (fourth from left) and Robert Hammond (fourth from right). Wielding the scissors next to Hammond is New York City Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — […]
The east end of the High Line Spur at 10th Avenue and West 30th Street shows the original 1934 NY Central viaduct, where the tracks fed in to the adjacent Morgan Post Office. Ralph Spielman This map on the High Line shows the location of the Spur. Ralph Spielman A large sculpture adorns a plaza […]
Layout Update April 2019 from North Country Trains on Vimeo. Take a tour of Harrison Smith’s Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout. […]
Layout Update April 2019 from North Country Trains on Vimeo. Take a tour of Harrison Smith’s Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout. […]
A route map of the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector streetcar. New York City Economic Development Corp. NEW YORK — The proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector light rail line, known as BQX, received its first city council discussion Thursday when the council’s task force on the project received an update on the 3-year-old plan. Gothamist reports that city officials […]
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — OmniTRAX has withdrawn its application to run the Saratoga Springs-North Creek, N.Y., line formerly operated by Iowa Pacific, leaving just one group as a potential operator. “We’ve got better opportunities elsewhere,” OmniTRAX spokesman Ron Margulis told the Albany Times Union. Originally, three groups had considered taking over the route operated by Iowa […]
Four Maine steam icons, including Monson No. 3, will be featured in an early 2020 event. Stephen Hussar ALNA, Me. — A grand reunion of two-foot gauge locomotives and rolling stock is set for two weekends in early 2020. This photographic event will take place on Jan. 18-19 and Feb. 8-9 at the Wiscasset Waterville […]
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has passed a budget amendment to fund a study of electrification of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fairmount commuter rail line, the Bay State Banner reports. Electrification is one of the alternatives proposed by the MBTA in its Rail Vision program to evaluate the future of its commuter rail system. Electrification […]
WASHINGTON — DC Metro returned most of its 3000-series railcars to service on Wednesday, a day after pulling them because the door on one car opened while a train was in motion. Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said a malfunctioning electrical component caused the doors to open, the Washington Post reports. Twenty-six cars with […]
