NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has proposed replacing the AirTrain monoral at New Jersey’s Liberty International Airport, a project which could cost $2.1 billion. The current system which opened in 1996, is nearing the end of its 25-year lifespan and is beginning to show its age, according to a report from New […]
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Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania completes fundraising for five restorations NEWSWIRE
Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pa. — The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has reached its $250,000 goal for the Ready For The Roundhouse fundraising campaign for the preservation of five historic steam locomotives. The nonprofit Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania took the lead in the Ready For The Roundhouse campaign, which was kicked off with […]
New members join House transportation committee NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and ranking member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) announced new committee members from their respective parties. Graves also named key subcommittee appointments. Democratic members newly selected to the committee are Colin Allred (Texas), Anthony Brown (Md.), Salud Carbajal (Calif.), Angie Craig (Minn.), Sharice Davids (Kan.), Antonio Delgado (N.Y.), Adriano Espaillat (N.Y.), Abby Finkenauer (Iowa), Lizzie Fletcher (Texas), Jesús […]
Amtrak cancels trains, modifies schedules in advance of storm NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — In keeping with recent practice, Amtrak has cancelled some trains and modified schedules for others this Saturday and Sunday because of a forecast for a major winter storm. Service has been cancelled on Saturday and Sunday for three trains: the Chicago-Washington Capitol Limited; the Chicago-New York/Boston Lake Shore Limited, and the Indianapolis-New […]
Connecticut begins restoring rail service on Shore Line East route NEWSWIRE
An aging ex-Amtrak P40, minimally relettered for Shore Line East commuter service, leads a westbound train through Brook Interlocking in Old Saybrook, Conn., in September 2017. Some rail service on the route has been replaced by buses since April 2018, but restoration of those trains will begin Jan. 22. Scott A. Hartley HARTFORD, Conn. — […]
New York MTA emergency board meeting will result in Jan. 24 vote on the L-train’s future NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — New Yorkers are a hearty group; bad hurricanes, horrible weather, monster traffic delays, commuter transit nightmares and even local restaurant closings are usually dealt with mild invective and a shrug, but L-train reconstruction has riders using stronger invectives as involuntary changes re-shape their lives, possibly the next two years. There was an […]
New York MTA to meet in emergency session on Tuesday NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK CITY — The board overseeing New York’s subway system will meet in an emergency session on Tuesday to discuss an expert panel’s suggestion that an important L-train line could remain open during extensive repairs rather than shut down. The L train runs roughly east-west through New York and under the East River. It […]
Amtrak looks to new options for East River tunnel rehabilitation work NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — Amtrak is looking for options for its New York tunnels. During the day today, railroad officials will walk to the East River tunnels with officials from Columbia and Cornell universities, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and other members of an expert panel. They’re expected to find out if repair work could […]
Derailed propane tank cars to be emptied Friday in upstate New York NEWSWIRE
Hoosick, N.Y. Google Maps HOOSICK, N.Y. — Three propane tank cars that were part of an eight-car derailment in upstate New York are scheduled to have their contents offloaded to other cars on Friday, according to the local fire chief. “The offloading process takes approximately four hours per tank car,” says North Hoosick Fire Chief […]
MBTA, FEC presentations part of NRC Conference final day NEWSWIRE
An outbound MBTA Green Line train is operating over the last street running segment used by revenue trains in Boston, between Brigham Circle and Heath Street, in January 2014. The agency will extend the line north and west from its current terminus at Lechmere into Somerville and Medford, Mass., on two branch lines. Tyler Trahan […]
Propane tank car derailment prompts evacuation in upstate New York NEWSWIRE
Hoosick, N.Y. Google Maps HOOSICK, N.Y. — Several freight cars, including three propane tank cars, derailed from a Vermont Railway train in North Hoosick, N.Y., Wednesday evening, according to state and local officials. The cars did not leak, although some local residents were evacuated as a precaution. There were no reported injuries. “State emergency personnel, […]
Boston & Maine RR, NH Division – Lowell: January 2019 update
Construction continues on Steve Tello’s Boston & Maine Lowell NH line with the addition of several mill and industrial buildings. Lowell is famous for its textile mill history, and this layout incorporates this history in the design. Several Walthers kits, an Atlas Middlesex Mills mock up, and initial Mill Spur track layout are shared. […]
