New York

MTA’s Hudson Line, Once Owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Turns 175

October 10, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Hudson Line can trace its roots to the original Hudson River Railroad, chartered in 1846 to build from New York City north along the shore of the Hudson River.

Report Finds Four Concepts to Double Train Capacity at New York Penn Station Won’t Increase Capacity

October 10, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and NJ Transit have released an engineering feasibility study analyzing the potential of four concepts to double train capacity at New York Penn Station during the peak period.

First R211S Subway Cars Operate on the Staten Island Railway

October 8, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched new R211S subway cars into service on the Staten Island Railway.

Strike at East Coast Docks Enters Third Day

October 3, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

A strike at east coast ports from Maine to Texas entered its third day on Thursday, the first large-scale eastern dockworker strike in 47 years.

New York Police Arrest 17-Year-Old for Taking Subway Train for Joyride

September 21, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New York police have arrested a 17-year-old woman on suspicion of taking a New York subway train for a joyride.

Feds Sue Norfolk Southern Over Delayed Crescent Trains

July 30, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The federal government has sued Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, saying the company is violating federal law by delaying Amtrak’s Crescent trains that operate between New York and New Orleans.

New Jersey House Dems Seek Federal Funds for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Route

July 26, 2024 New Jersey Monitor

Eight members of New Jersey’s House delegation urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to deploy federal infrastructure funds to make urgent upgrades to tracks and overhead wires that have snarled trains in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Friday.

MTA’s Hudson Line, Once Owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Turns 175

Report Finds Four Concepts to Double Train Capacity at New York Penn Station Won’t Increase Capacity

First R211S Subway Cars Operate on the Staten Island Railway

Strike at East Coast Docks Enters Third Day

New York Police Arrest 17-Year-Old for Taking Subway Train for Joyride

New Jersey House Dems Seek Federal Funds for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Route

Advocates Challenge Hochul Over Congestion Pricing Plan Pause

Jury Finds Metro-North Largely Responsible for Deadly Valhalla Train Crash

New York Gets ‘Historic’ $12B in Federal Funds for Tunnel Project