Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s last regular PCC line, Route 15 on Girard Avenue in Philadelphia will be streetcar free for at least two years starting Jan. 25. PCC car No. 2322 is seen here in February 2008. Scott A. Hartley PHILADELPHIA — The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is replacing its fleet of Presidents’ Conference Committee […]
A New York-bound NJ Transit Northeast Corridor train arrives at Princeton Junction, N.J., in August 2019. New Jersey’s governor says there will be no NJ Transit fare increase in his new budget. TRAINS: David Lassen KEARNEY, N.J. — NJ Transit will not increase fares in 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday, marking the third year […]
An inbound Metro-North train with M8 equipment pauses at 125th Street on Dec. 28, 2019. The New Haven line, which uses the M8s, will be one of the last segments of the Metro-North to place positive train control in operation. NEW YORK — Metro-North will cut in positive train control for Extended Revenue Service Demonstration […]
The MTA will vote on a contract to manage changes at New York’s Penn Station, shown in May 2019. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — Thursday’s meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board will vote on work at New York’s Pennsylvania Station and Long Island’s Elmont Station following discussion of both projects at committee meetings on […]
New York City Transit’s sidelined Bombardier R179 subway cars should return to service this week following work to address problems with doors. Courtesy of MTA/NYC Transit A rendering shows proposed R262 subway cars. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will issue a Request for Proposals for the new equipment later this year and could order the cars […]
PALESTINE, Texas — Government and Union Pacific officials remain at odds after a Monday meeting over efforts to retain railroad jobs in Palestine, increasing the likelihood a UP suit against the city will end up in court. The railroad sued the central Texas community late last year, seeking to end a contract dating to 1872 […]
MONTREAL — Troubled rail and aviation equipment manufacturer Bombardier Inc. is in talks with Alstom about the possibility of combining the two companies’ rail business, Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg, citing “people familiar with the matter,” said preliminary talks had been held in recent months. Representatives of the two companies declined comment. The news came after Bombardier […]
N&W 2156 rests with N&W Class J 611 and Class A 1218 at Roanoke, Va,, in May 2015, soon after its delivery to the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Trains: Jim Wrinn ROANOKE, Va. — Museum officials are discussing the future of Roanoke-built Norfolk & Wester Y6a steam locomotive No. 2156 as the end of its […]
CHICAGO — Amtrak has retreated from its stance that two wheelchair users would have to pay $25,000 to take a train from Chicago to Bloomington, Ill., saying it would find a way to carry those passengers — and two others headed to the same conference — for the regular $16 ticket cost. National Public Radio, […]
Denver RTD A Line trains meet at the Peoria station on Oct. 1, 2018. A report finds few people evading fares on the RTD’s light rail system, and even fewer on its commuter trains. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — Colorado rail transit passengers are apparently a pretty honest group. The Denver-area Regional Transportation District, like […]
The potential arrival of autonomous trucks will not wipe out the railroad industry, Kansas City Southern’s chief innovation officer says. “You have to assume railroads are not going to sit still,” KCS Executive Vice President Brian Hancock told an investor conference earlier this month. The path to automation is far easier for railroads than trucks, […]
LA Metro’s new Southwestern Yard will service Green Line and Crenshaw Line trains. The LAX/Crenshaw line is expected to open this year. LA Metro Second of a two-part look at rail transit projects. Part one is available here. A number of light rail and streetcar projects will continue or complete construction projects in 2020. An […]
