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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Virgin Trains USA’s plans for rail service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas have been delayed, likely for at least two years, after the company failed to secure tax abatements from the Nevada legislature. The Las Vegas Review-Journal quotes Bob O’Malley, Virgin Trains’ vice president of governmental affairs, as saying the […]
SEATTLE — The Washington state Legislature has approved a transportation budget with funding for several rail projects, including a feasibility study of a cross-state passenger train. The $250,000 allocated to the Legislature’s joint transportation committee would look at the former Northern Pacific route from Seattle over Stampede Pass, then south through the Yakima Valley and […]
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 […]
Stephen Gardner of Amtrak explains details of the storm-damaged North River Tunnel beneath the Hudson River during a Jan. 28, 2019, inspection trip for elected officials. Gardner is being promoted to a newly created position overseeing operations and commercial efforts. Pool photo/Ed Murray, New Jersey Advance Media for NJ.com WASHINGTON — Amtrak has announced the […]
This map shows the location of the proposed One Central development, which would include a new transit hub. Landmark Development A diagram shows the connections — those that exist, and those that would have to be built — for the proposed One Central transit center. Landmark Development CHICAGO — A major infrastructure program approved by […]
ST. LOUIS — Amtrak’s suspension of Missouri River Runner rail service between St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., has been extended by another two days. It now will last through at least June 12. The suspension, which began May 22, is because of increased Union Pacific freight traffic on the route, the result of flooding […]
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 […]
A Viewliner sleeper on the Lake Shore Limited in 2018. Amtrak is holding a sale on sleeping-car accommodations. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — Amtrak is holding a sale on sleeping-car accommodations through Monday, June 10 — but this time is including bedrooms and family rooms in the promotion. The sale waives companion rail fares when two […]
LOS ANGELES — The leading consultant on California’s high speed rail project has been suspended after a state agency began investigating a possible conflict of interest in his approval of a multimillion-dollar contract, the Los Angeles Times reports. Roy Hill, deputy chief operating officer for the California High Speed Rail Authority and an executive at […]
ST. LOUIS — Amtrak’s suspension of Missouri River Runner operation between St. Louis and Kansas City will drag into a fourth week, with the latest extension to last through at least Monday, June 10. Rerouted Union Pacific freight traffic, the result of flooding elsewhere in the Midwest, continues to lead to track congestion resulting in […]
An arriving Metro Gold Line train passes a Metrolink train awaiting its afternoon departure on Feb. 21, 2017. TRAINS: David Lassen This article is the second of five on transit in the U.S. and North America. Read parts One, Three, Four, and Five online. Transit agencies are beginning to see their role as greater than just getting people from station […]
Metra has opened its new station at Prairie Crossing on the Milwaukee North line, shown in April before the completion of landscaping. TRAINS: David Lassen The new Illinois budget includes more than $1 million for new pedestrian walkways at the Hanover Park Metra station on the Milwaukee West line. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra […]
