Passengers line up to board southbound City of New Orleans coaches at Jackson, Miss., on Dec. 8, 2018. The train has not operated south of Jackson regularly since last winter. NEW ORLEANS — Amtrak announced a “buy one, get one” fare deal this week after the City of New Orleans again started serving its namesake […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Twenty-seven people were injured Thursday night when two Sacramento Regional Transit light-rail trains collided, the Sacramento Bee reports. Thirteen of those were transported to area hospitals. Two of the injuries were described as moderate, and none were considered life-threatening. The accident occurred in North Sacramento in an isolated area near Roseville Road, […]
A view of the wreckage of derailed Amtrak Cascades Train 501 on Dec. 18, 2017. The passenger cars in the picture were made by Talgo. Steve Carter SEATTLE — The Washington State Department of Transportation has been awarded a $37.5 million Federal Railroad Administration grant to replace three state-owned Talgo 6 trainsets used on Amtrak […]
NEW ORLEANS — Lengthy disruptions to Amtrak’s City of New Orleans ended Tuesday, with the restoration of full service over the route between Chicago and New Orleans. Since May, a combination of scheduled track work, floodgates which had to be opened on a spillway near New Orleans, and other restrictions have meant that passengers were bused […]
A Metra crewman watches as a passenger lifts a bicycle onto a train at the Grayland station in December 2018. Metra has received a $17.8-million grant to replace a bridge adjacent to the station. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra will receive a $17.8 million federal grant to replace an aging bridge near its Grayland […]
A rendering of Quebec City’s light rail system, to begin operation in 2026. Full funding for the project was announced this week. City of Quebec QUEBEC CITY — Light rail is coming to Quebec City as part of an expansion of public transit announced this week. The CBC reports that a 23-kilometer (14.3-mile) light rail […]
Long Island Rail Road ticket agents work with passengers at New York’s Penn Station. The LIRR will cut the number of stations with agents as of Jan. 1, 2020, while also ending cash ticket sales onboard trains. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road will cut the number of stations with ticket […]
A Metra UP West train departs La Fox, Ill., and heads towards its final stop in Elburn on July 29, 2019. PTC-related changes to schedules for a number of UP West trains are among schedule adjustments announced by Metra. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra will make minor schedule adjustments on five of its routes […]
NEWARK, N.J. — Two well-used stations on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor have received funding for station improvements. Newark’s Penn Station has received an $18.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, while the Providence, R.I.. station will receive $25 million from multiple sources for a facelift. Newark Penn, owned and operated by NJ Transit, serves […]
A NJ Transit train from New York arrives at Secaucus Junction, N.J., on Aug. 16, 2019. On Monday, a passenger fell from a train stopped at the station when the doors opened on the wrong side of the car. TRAINS: David Lassen SECAUCUS, N.J. — NJ Transit is investigating how doors opened on the wrong […]
New York Central boss Alfred E. Perlman, left, shakes hands with Chairman Robert R. Young, hanging out the window of the experimental Xplorer lightweight train in 1956. New York Central photo […]
Chesapeake & Ohio’s lengthy Sportsman curves east through the Blue Ridge Mountains at Afton, Va., in July 1965. William E. Warden Jr. photo […]
