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 […]
MBTA Orange Line cars test in China in 2017. The latest cars in the order are now manufactured in the U.S. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The first of 152 U.S.-built Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Orange Line cars were recently completed by China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. Ltd. (CRRC) in Springfield. MBTA officials, along with Gov. Charlie […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — Former Metro-North Railroad president Joseph J. Giulietti will become Connecticut’s commissioner of transportation, governor-elect Ned Lamont has announced. The Hartford Courant reports that Lamont said he is looking to the commissioner to implement the governor-elect’s vision of “substationally reducing travel time from New Haven and our other towns to New York City.” […]
MBTA trains meet in Framingham, Mass., in 2016.The MBTA has had to put a popular weekend-pass program on hold, citing federal rules. Scott A. Hartley BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s $10 weekend pass is on indefinite hold, MBTA officials said this week, citing federal rules for ending the pilot program. The MBTA says […]
NEW YORK — A task force examining the state of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority says the transit agency could need as much as $60 billion for a five-year plan to address capital needs, and makes some wide-ranging recommendations on how to improve the commuter network. The New York Times reports that the recommendations of […]
BOSTON — Amtrak customers traveling in and out of Boston South Station can now enjoy the newly renovated and re-branded Metropolitan Lounge ,as part of a larger Amtrak lounge station refresh initiative. Previously known as ClubAcela, the newly opened Metropolitan Lounge, still in its convenient location near the platforms for easy boarding access, features new […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has received a $19 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to convert a storage track at Washington Union Station into a passenger platform. WTOP reports the project will require installing new track, rebuilding a passenger platform, restoring columns, and adding an escalator, elevator, and stairs to allow access to the track […]
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — While New York State came one step closer Friday to achieving its goal of removing some of the tracks used by the Adirondack Scenic Railroad, there are hurdles remaining before any such plan could be implemented. “It was not a surprise. It doesn’t mean anything yet,” says Bill Branson, board president […]
Long Island Rail Road trains line up at Long Island City, N.Y. The commuter railroad has no immediate plans to change operations or build stations to accommodate new Amazon workers. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — The first of an expected 25,000 Amazon employees hired over a ten-year period will begin to occupy a new headquarters […]
A rendering shows the new bilevel EMU equipment Bombardier will build for NJ Transit. NJ Transit NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s latest passenger equipment order has a new wrinkle on the agency’s equipment needs. The agency on Wednesday approved a 113-car, $669 million order for bilevel cars with Canadian builder Bombardier, with future options to […]
NJ Transit trains meet at New Jersey’s Portal Bridge, a bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak and NJ Transit are asking the Coast Guard to change rules for opening the bridge. Russell Sullivan NEW YORK — Amtrak and NJ Transit have joined New Jersey officials in asking for limits on opening of the Portal Bridge, […]
