PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority from raising fares on Sept. 1 and making cuts to its Regional Rail service on Sept. 2. The order today (Aug. 29, 2025) by Judge Sierra Thomas-Street of the Court of Common Pleas also blocks layoffs, furloughs, and “all […]
SEATTLE — Sound Transit will open the next segment of its Link light rail system — the 1 Line extension to Federal Way, Wash. — on Dec. 6, the agency announced today (Aug. 28, 2025). The 7.8-mile addition will include new stations at Kent Des Moins, Star Lake, and Federal Way Downtown. “Today’s announcement on […]
CHICAGO — Transportation relevance of Midwest passenger trains has been growing, according to a \policy brief released today by De Paul University’s Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development. But the document says that growth is set for a slowdown if states don’t step up investment in more capacity and frequencies. Professor Joseph Schwieterman, who regularly follows […]
CHICAGO — Metra service on the Milwaukee North, Milwaukee West, and North Central lines was disrupted for about two hours during the evening rush on Wednesday (Aug. 27, 2025) by a minor derailment. Service is operating normally this morning. Video from WBBM-TV shows the front wheels of SD70MACH No. 515 off the track near Canal […]
WASHINGTON — Signs of electrical arcing were found at the site of a fire that injured 19 people on a New York-bound Port Authority Trans-Hudson train on Aug. 4, 2025, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report released today (Aug. 27, 2025). The incident occurred about 6:18 a.m. and involved train No. 609 […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has introduced its long-awaited NextGen Acela service between Washington and New York, with the first new trainsets departing today (Aug. 27, 2025) from Washington at 5 a.m. and Boston at 6 a.m. ET on trips for invited guests. Service for the general public begins Thursday, Aug. 28. The first of what will […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to take over management of Washington Union Station, the agency announced Wednesday, ending a period of just over a year when Amtrak held managerial control of the structure. “Instead of being a point of pride, Washington’s Union Station has fallen into disrepair,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said […]
WASHINGTON — A Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail train came in contact with an overhead catenary wire, leading to arcing that started a fire, the National Transportation Safety Board says in its preliminary report on the July 30, 2025, incident that led to injuries to 11 passengers. The incident occurred about 3:33 p.m., and […]
WASHINGTON — Union Pacific has urged federal regulators to take a closer look at the proposed Green Eagle Railroad, arguing that construction of a 19-mile cross-border line at the Eagle Pass, Texas, gateway is unnecessary and would snarl rail traffic. Green Eagle aims to build a new 19.12-mile secure cross-border corridor that includes 1.335 miles […]
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced Monday (Aug. 25) that portions of the rapid transit Orange Line are now operating at 55 mph as of Sunday, Aug. 24. The increase — from a prior speed limit of 40 mph — is on a four-station section at the north end of the Orange Line, […]
CHICAGO — More evidence of how Amtrak’s equipment is stretched thin surfaced over the weekend when the company was forced to cancel Saturday’s northbound Floridian out of Miami because no locomotive was available to fill in for ailing motive power, according to Amtrak. As a result, the Chicago-Washington, D.C.-Miami through substitute for the Capitol Limited […]
PHILADELPHIA — With action to address its funding crisis still stalled, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority on Sunday (Aug. 24) began enacting a 20% service reduction including the elimination of 32 bus lines and reductions to rail service and other bus routes. The cuts begin as Philadelphia schools, which rely on public transportation for both […]
