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Lawmakers Raise Alarm About Amtrak Potentially Being Used for Illegal Immigrants to Cross Border

August 17, 2022 The Center Square

Lawmakers sent a letter to Amtrak Wednesday requesting a briefing as well as all documents related to how taxpayer-subsidized Amtrak may be used to transfer illegal immigrants across the border.

Commuter Rail

MARTA Names New Deputy General Manager

August 12, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has named Josh Rowan its new deputy general manager.

Commuter Rail

DART Silver Line Construction Scheduled for Dallas’ Hillcrest Road

August 12, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Starting Monday, Aug. 15, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line construction will take place on Hillcrest Road at the intersections of Wester Way and McCallum Blvd. in Dallas.

FRA

Rail Industry: New Proposed Rulemaking for Rail Regulation has no ‘Plausible Safety Justification’

August 10, 2022 The Center Square

A new proposed rule change to expand railroad regulations without any safety justification “prioritizes politics over sound, data-driven safety policy,” industry experts argue.

Train in the Distance
Miscellaneous

United States Patent and Trademark Office Green Lights Rail Vision Application

August 8, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has notified Rail Vision Ltd. it can patent its “system and method for built-in test for optical sensors.”

Amtrak

Authorities Board Gives OK to Penn Station Funding, Also Voices Caution

July 28, 2022 The Center Square

A key New York board gave its initial authorization Wednesday to a plan for funding the Penn Station redevelopment proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this week.

Miscellaneous

Railfanning.org Celebrates 20 Years of Chronicling Railroads and Their History

July 26, 2022 Railfanning.org

To celebrate 20 years, Railfanning.org has launched a special section that includes recreated versions of former designs. The section also includes a timeline highlighting some of the pivotal moments in the site’s history.

Commuter Rail

Capital Investments, Staffing Get Boost in New Jersey Transit System

July 26, 2022 The Center Square

Directors for the board of the New Jersey transit system are pushing $2.64 billion into the coming year’s capital investments, and $10.1 million into additional operational staffing.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.
Commuter Rail

N.J. Transit Board Approves $2.75 Billion Fiscal 2023 Operating Budget

July 20, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The N.J. Transit Board of Directors today adopted a $2.75 billion fiscal 2023 operating budget and updated capital plan that supports continued investments in personnel, infrastructure, and equipment to maintain the system in a state of good repair and enhance the overall customer experience.

Commuter Rail

70 CTA Employees Made More Than $200,000 in 2021

July 20, 2022 The Center Square

A transit employee in Chicago made more than $300,000 in 2021, making him the highest-paid employee for the system.

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    August 12, 2022
  • Rail Industry: New Proposed Rulemaking for Rail Regulation has no ‘Plausible Safety Justification’
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