New Jersey Transit said July 9 it will debut rail service between Hoboken Terminaland Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., via Secaucus Junction, beginning Sunday, July 26, 2009, when the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final title soccer match is scheduled.
By Douglas John Bowen, Managing Editor Words matter, so the overall talk is encouraging: Believers in passenger rail’s potential, and its worth within the larger realm of railroading, have every right to
By William C. Vantuono, Editor Most catastrophes don’t happen as the result of a single failure. There’s usually a series of oversights or smaller failures that eventually lead to a much larger,
Fatalities reported by U.S. railroads continued to decline in this year’s first four months, according to statistics released July 1 by the Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Safety Analysis. The report gives accident/incidents comparisons
Lancaster, Pa.’s City Council has agreed to seek a $20,000 from its namesake county to fund a study of a proposed $14.1 million, 2-6 mile streetcar line. The proposal, which first gained
Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Board of Directors Tuesday said it will route the final section of the DART Rail Orange Line (light rail transit) to connect to Terminal A at DFW International
Minneapolis’s Hiawatha Line light rail service will be closed this weekend as Metro Transit works to lengthen station platforms along much of the route to accommodate three-car LRT trains. Crews will also
Nine people have been confirmed dead and more than 70 have been injured as the result of a rear-end collision on the Washington Metro Red Line. The accident—the deadliest one in Metro’s
Freight railroads could benefit from what Morgan Stanley analysts William Greene and Adam Longson describe as “a large increase in North American auto production” during the third quarter. Citing the latest Wards
A potential dispute between the Obama Administration and House leaders could affect the timing of up to $450 billion in surface transportation funding sought for the next six fiscal years, beginning Oct.
By Keith T. Borman Legislative “cures” to improve railroad safety act just like medicines on human populations: Drugs developed for one group can be disastrous when given to another for whom they
By William C. Vantuono, Editor Good design, which evokes feelings of excitement, interest, and admiration, is something that entices people to purchase a certain automobile, or a piece of furniture, as much
After being buffeted for years by fiscal concerns and by diverse opinion and critique enveloping the overall rebuilding of New York’s World Trade Center site, the site’s Transportation Hub final design has
Flouting traditional routes taken by most state departments of transportation, Maryland transportation officials are emphasizing financing the proposed 16-mile Purple Line light rail project, traversing the northern Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., while demoting two “major” road projects in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
Add Safetran Systems, a division of Invensys Rail Group, to the stable of major railway industry suppliers offering Positive Train Control technology. Safetran officially rolled out its Train Sentinel PTC system at
House Resolution [H.R.} 233, the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, currently being considered by Congress, would damage the public interest and severely distort the relationship between regulation and antitrust laws, the Association of American Railroads said Tuesday.
House Resolution [H.R.} 233, the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, currently being considered by Congress, would damage the public interest and severely distort the relationship between regulation and antitrust laws, the Association of American Railroads said Tuesday.
Corn and soybean products could bolster rail freight volume for the 2009/2010 crop year, according to a report by Morgan Stanley Research analysts William Greene and Adam Longson. “While total production/export volumes
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has approved a request from Wilmington, Del.-based chemical shipper E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont) to withdraw its November 2008 rate case complaint against CSX
Add Rochester, Minn., officials to the list of those seeking federal stimulus funding to advance high speed rail plans and, in the process, possibly reroute freight rail traffic. The plan is supported
