Category: Amtrak/Commuter News
Transportation Division sets 2017 regional meetings
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Long Island commuter line reopens following crash
One of two Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuter lines reopened this morning following the crash that occurred Saturday night when a commuter train sideswiped a work train that was blocking the track. Read the complete story from NYDailyNews.com.33 injured in Long Island train derailment
According to a CNN report, a Long Island, N.Y. commuter train heading eastbound collided with part of a work train that was blocking the track. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials are investigating the crash. Read the full story here.
Bay Area Railroaders to hold 9th annual rails luncheon and reunion
The ninth annual fall luncheon and railroad reunion, hosted by the Bay Area Railroaders, is being held Saturday, Oct. 15 at Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto, 1919 Fourth St., Berkeley, CA 94710. All active and retired railroaders are welcome. The gathering will take place fr [...]
Transportation Infrastructure: #SheWillFixIt
For months now, coverage of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has saturated our nation’s news coverage. And thanks to Trump’s ability to swamp the media with the insults he hurls and gaffes he makes, that coverage is too often light on substance. Not enough is being reported o [...]
NJT mandates 2-person train crew for Hoboken and Atlantic City hubs
ABC News.com reported that following last week’s deadly New Jersey Transit crash in Hoboken that killed a woman standing on the platform and injured more than 100 commuters, NJT announced a new mandate that requires the presence of both the engineer and a conductor duri [...]Candidate Pence: Anti-union, anti-worker, anti-American
Watching the Vice Presidential candidate’s debate tonight? Keep in mind that VP candidate Mike Pence built his legacy on supporting initiatives that sent jobs overseas, weakened unions, halted worker safety regulations, threatened retirements, and supported tax codes th [...]FRA was investigating NJT before crash
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) says they began an audit of New Jersey Transit (NJT) in June after noticing an increase in safety violations on the railroad. An FRA official told The New York Times that the agency had issued a series of violations to NJT after the a [...]