A Metra Electric train approaches the Matteson station on a coach-yard track as maintenance equipment works on the main line in 2017. Metra’s 2019 capital budget includes $54.6 million for track and structures. David Lassen MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – Metra has been cash-starved for a long time. But if that changes, the Chicago-area commuter rail […]
Want to go back in time without leaving one of the world’s modern cities? Well, take a ride with Trains on New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Nostalgia Train — a subway train of original equipment dating back 80 years. See you on board! Only from Trains! […]
Want to go back in time without leaving one of the world’s modern cities? Well, take a ride with Trains on New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Nostalgia Train — a subway train of original equipment dating back 80 years. See you on board! Only from Trains! […]
FORT WORTH, Texas— Dallas-Fort Worth area commuters looking forward to the Jan. 5 startup of TEXRail will have to wait until the federal government reopens before riding the area’s newest commuter train. “We have been unable to get clearance to operate the entire 27-mile corridor from the Federal Railroad Administration,” Trinity Metro, the train’s operator, […]
A Brightline train heads toward Miami Central station in May 2018. Bob Johnston MIAMI — Beginning this week, travelers commuting between West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and downtown Miami have more rush-hour frequencies to choose from. Brightline, now officially known as Virgin Trains USA, on Wednesday supplemented its near-hourly weekday schedule with an […]
PHOENIX — A contractors’ group has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop planned light-rail projects from returning to voters for additional approval. The Arizona chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America filed the suit on Wednesday, the Arizona Republic reports, seeking to block an effort by light-rail opponents to require voters to approve or […]
A South Shore train arrives at the South Bend Airport in November 2017. A study will consider options for a more direct rail route to the airport, which could also serve a planned logistics park. TRAINS: David Lassen SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A study of a new rail alignment to South Bend’s airport will include […]
TRENTON, N.J. — NJ Transit’s efforts to meet the Dec. 31, 2018, deadline for installation of positive train control equipment has led to an unusual sight: cab-control cars running in front of locomotives on some trains. Those cab cars, which are closed to passengers, have PTC equipment installed, allowing NJ Transit to operate locomotives which […]
The Westbound Sunset Limited pauses at Alpine, Texas, in May 2016. The Sunset will be reduced to twice-weekly operation for a seven-week period beginning Jan. 20. Bob Johnston A full baggage cart greets the westbound Sunset Limited during a stop in El Paso, Texas. Bob Johnston SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Sunset Limited will begin […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — The partial shutdown of the federal government could prevent the TEXRail commuter line from full operation on Saturday, its scheduled opening day. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the rail line from downtown Fort Worth to DFW International Airport needs Federal Railroad Administration certification for a junction near downtown, where the […]
An MBTA Boston-Worcester train departs Yawkey Station in the Kenmore Square area of Boston in May 2018. The MBTA’s $10 weekend fare is returning, a month after being discontinued. Scott A. Hartley BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is bringing back its $10 weekend unlimited-ride commuter rail tickets, discontinued last month, the Boston Herald […]
The popularity of the CTrail Hartford Line has led to issues with Amtrak not honoring CTrail tickets. An Amtrak spokeswoman says the move is for safety reasons. Scott A. Hartley HARTFORD, Conn. — Amtrak is citing safety as the reason it will not allow some CTrail ticket holders to use its trains on the Hartford […]
