The project, which spans across six stations, will start running test trains June 17. When complete, the project will restore rail service between Boston and the South Coast for the first time in over 70 years.
It is the first time the average weekday ridership was over 14,000 in any month since February 2020, exactly four years ago, when Tri-Rail ridership was regularly at 15,000 daily rides.
The testing will allow the agency to ramp up the testing of the new fleet as the launch of electrified service this fall grows closer.
Metro-North was able to achieve the record on-time performance while still maintaining its aggressive infrastructure program, with crews working to complete a major switch replacement project on Grand Central Terminal’s upper level.
If approved by the MBTA Board of Directors, these fare changes would go into effect in spring and summer 2024.
Under the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s, Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt’s, and General Manager Phillip Eng’s leadership, the MBTA made investments to upgrade aging infrastructure, attract talent, and endeavor to regain rider trust.
Three years after its onset, the state of emergency around the COVID-19 pandemic has officially been lifted by the World Health Organization. In the months leading up to this declaration, commuter culture had already started to see a resurgence
Thanks to its sustainability, predictability, and efficiency first, rail is an excellent candidate to become transport number one in the future city.
The LIRR carried approximately 227,623 riders on May 30.
The project will transform the rail network and introduce new electric trains along core segments of the network in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.
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