Commuter Rail

Mineta Transportation Institute Says Subways Are Still in Terrorists’ Sights

March 30, 2014 Special to Railfanning.org

Mineta Transportation Institute’s (MTI) security experts Brian Michael Jenkins and Bruce Butterworth offerinsight into the history of these kinds of transit attacks based on data collected in MTI’s proprietary database on surface transportation attacks around the world.

CTA Train Derails at O’Hare

March 24, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Storify by Todd DeFeo Mon, Mar 24 2014 06:54:16 CTA Train Derails at O’Hare A CTA train on Monday detailed at O’Hare International Airport Add to story or collection Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin Share by email UPDATE: 32 injured in train derailment at Chicago’s O’Hare airport http://nbcnews.to/1gRh4Nc pic.twitter.com/gmmG2YfXyq NBC News@NBCNews @_inamis · · Mon, Mar 24 2014 06:41:44 ReplyRetweetFavorite Add to story or collection Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin Share by email #BREAKING: NEW PIC: RT @scottkleinberg: @cta Blue

Boardman: Passenger rail service indispensable to helping meet national goal of competitiveness

March 5, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Passenger rail service is “indispensable to helping the United States meet our national goals of competitiveness, job creation and economic growth,” Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman said last week.

Obama Administration includes $63 Million for SunRail Phase II

March 5, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Obama Administration has included $63 million to help fund the second phase of SunRail, according to published reports.

Feds Award $886 Million to New York MTA for Ongoing Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts

January 25, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

The federal government is giving $886 million to help the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continue rebuilding and replacing transportation equipment and facilities damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

Mica: SunRail ‘a dramatic evolution step for central Florida’

December 30, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Officials in Florida are hoping the new SunRail commuter line will spur economic growth and reduce congestion on Interstate 4.

New York Mayor, Officials Take First Ride on 7 Train Extension

December 23, 2013 Todd DeFeo

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other officials on Friday took the first ride on the 7 line extension, six years after workers started construction. The $2.4 billion project, which is set to be completed next summer, is the first subway expansion project in more than six decades that is funded by the city. The extension of the 7 line is a key component of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, officials contend. With the roughly one-mile-long extension, the 7 line will continue to a new terminus near 34th Street and 11th Avenue on Manhattan’s Far West Side. Currently, the