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LARKSPUR, Calif. — Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit will extend service to Larkspur, providing a connection to ferries to San Francisco, by mid-December, the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports. The 2-mile extension will be the first addition to SMART service since the commuter rail line began operation in 2017. Service will also begin to a new Novato […]
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A state appeals court has ruled that seven insurance companies have to pay to repair NJ Transit equipment damaged by flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a ruling that could be worth $400 million to the transit agency. NJ.com reports that the decision upheld a 2017 court ruling that the transit […]
A Denver RTD light rail train approaches the University of Denver station in September 2018. The light rail system continues to be plagued by a shortage of operators. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — The Regional Transportation District cancelled at least 100 light-rail trips on Monday as part of an ongoing operator shortage, the Denver Post […]
BOSTON — The board overseeing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has approved work on the next phases of a project to double-track its Franklin Line commuter-rail route. At Monday’s meeting, the Fiscal and Management Control Board approved a $30 million contract for second-phase work and third-phase preliminary design work. The contract went to commuter rail […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Bay Area Rapid Transit will miss the Dec. 31 target date for beginning operations on its Berryessa Extension into San Jose. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, which is building and will own the extension to be operated by BART, made the announcement in a Friday blog post. That post said […]
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, shown during last week’s hearing on Amtrak in Washington, may pursue legislation forcing the passenger railroad to turn over control of Chicago Union Station to Metra. Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson once again turned down a call to relinquish control of Chicago Union Station at last week’s House hearing on […]
BOSTON — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter train service saw a steep decline in on-time performance in September and October, CommonWealth magazine reports. In other news Monday, the agency suffered the latest in a recent series of derailments, this time with one of the first cars in its order for new Orange Line equipment. Statistics […]
The Capital Region Toys for Tots train consist assembled at Oak Island, N.J., yard in 2018. The train will not operate in 2019. Juniata Terminal ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State’s Capital Region Toys for Tots train, which last year featured former Pennsylvania Railroad E8s, will not run this year, to the project’s overseer says. […]
Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and lore of famed (and infamous) railroads. In November 2019, we celebrate the Atlantic Coast Line. Please enjoy a collection of locomotive images located in the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include ACL’s iconic locomotives and scarce builder’s photos. You might also enjoy […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Richard Dalton has been confirmed as the acting CEO of Virginia Railway Express following votes by the two agencies which oversee the commuter rail operation. Dalton had been recommended for the position following the departure of CEO Doug Allen after seven years [see “VRE to seek new CEO,” Trains News Wire, Oct. […]
BOSTON — For the second time in less than a week, a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter train has operated with a door open. The second incident happened Thursday evening on a Kingston-bound train departing Boston’s South Station. WHDH-TV quotes a passenger who took the video, Mary-Jean Kelly, as saying she left the train at […]
Anthony McCord will serve as the MTA’s chief transformation officer. Marc A. Hermann, MTA New York City Transit NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected Anthony McCord as chief transformation officer, giving him a lead role in the reorganization of the agency overseeing New York subways, commuter trains, buses, and other aspects of […]
