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The Capital Program will buy thousands of new subway cars, train cars and buses; invest $2.8 billion in subway station improvements; finish installing positive train control on Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road; and more.
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The railroad is working with NJ TRANSIT and Long Island Rail Road on an overall service plan that minimizes the impact to all New York Penn Station customers to the greatest extent possible.
Read More →The accomplishment encompasses thousands of hours of testing and deployment, innovative technological solutions, and a tremendous amount of coordination among nearly 100 host and tenant railroads, railroad associations, material suppliers, and service providers.
Read More →Follows the completion of extensive safety testing, the review of replacement parts, and inspections of the overall vehicle and railroad infrastructure by the FRA and the California Public Utilities Commission.
Read More →The move consolidates all Transit & Rail Practice and GFT&RS activities under Mulqueen. The GFT&RS division specializes in transit and railroad track, signal, communication, electric traction and overhead catenary design.
Read More →Recorded the highest rates of punctuality for any February. The agency invested in technologies that deal directly with snow removal, constructed a “Truck Stop” for commuter trains; realigned its management structure; and hired new conductors and engineers.
Read More →Explained that the process of aging and decaying infrastructure is gradually eroding the serviceability of the railroad as underfunding takes its toll. Lost riders and revenues are the clearest manifestation of the problem when a failure occurs.
Read More →The railroad has issued a formal request for proposals to manufacturers for more than 800 new passenger railcars that will serve 14 long-distance routes nationwide.
Read More →Will begin a procurement process in 2012 for a new contract to operate commuter rail services and, in the interim, has exercised the final option on the contract with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co.
Read More →Stephen Gardner assumed the role as president and CEO of the railroad on Jan. 17, 2022, after the retirement of Bill Flynn.
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