A Denver RTD light rail train approaches the Orchard Station in Greenwood Village, Colo., in September 2018. RTD riders have indicated in a survey they’ll accept service cuts if they provide more reliability. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — Regional Transportation District passengers say they’ll take less service if it means more reliability. That’s the result […]
WASHINGTON — A threatened automatic cut to federal transportation funding, known as rescission, was avoided Thursday night when Congress repealed part of the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The portion that was repealed mandated massive cuts that would have taken effect July 1, 2020. President Trump signed the bill, which was added as […]
An inbound Metra UP West train departs the Glen Ellyn, Ill., station in March 2018. Glen Ellyn has received $14.4 million toward construction of a new station. TRAINS: David Lassen GLEN ELLYN, Ill. — Glen Ellyn has received a $14.4-million grant for a makeover of its Metra station, an event the community will celebrate with […]
A Suffern-bound NJ Transit train, with a PTC-equipped NJ Transit cab car leading a Metro-North locomotive, arrives at Secaucus Junction, N.J., in August 2019. Metro-North, unhappy with NJ Transit service, is increasing the amount of payment it is withholding from the New Jersey agency for contract operations on two lines. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW YORK […]
No injuries were reported in this collision and fire involving a Metrolink train Friday morning. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — No injuries were reported when a Metrolink train hit a motor home at a grade crossing, setting the vehicle on fire and badly damaging the commuter train’s cab car. The […]
NEW YORK — Continuing the hires that will be part of its planned reorganization, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Wednesday that it has tabbed Mario Peloquin as its new chief operating officer. An MTA press release says he will be responsible for day-to-day coordination of operations across the agency’s divisions and will work with senior […]
The southbound Saluki is running an hour late passing through Farina, Ill., on May 5, 2018. Poor on-time performance on the route has led U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin to introduce a bill allowing Amtrak to sue host railroads over delays. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — U. S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), has introduced legislation that would […]
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 […]
