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MTA Receives $1.5 Million for Safety

January 21, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Safety Research & Demonstration Program is giving more than $1.5 million to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both D-N.Y., announced.

Second Avenue Subway, Newest Line in NYC, Opens

January 6, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

The system’s first major expansion in more than 50 years officially opened on Jan. 1.

More Than 75 Injured in LIRR Derailment

January 4, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

More than 75 people were injured this morning when a Long Island Rail Road train derailed at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, NBC New York reported. The train was arriving from Far Rockaway when it crashed at about 8:30 a.m. The train apparently failed to stop and hit the bumper block at the end of Track 6, the station reported. “Obviously the train is supposed to stop short of the bumping block,” the station quoted MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast as saying.

Taking a Trip Back in Time on the New York City Subway

March 13, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The New York City Subway is one of the most enduring symbols of New York City, and there is no better way to explore that history than at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn.

A train on the 7 Line pulls into the Mets – Willets Point station in Queens on May 29, 2012.

MTA Chief Asks NYC to Provide $3.2 Billion to Support Capital Program

August 3, 2015 Todd DeFeo

In the wake of announcement that LaGuardia will be rebuilt from ground up, MTA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas F. Prendergast asked New York City officials to provide $3.2 billion in support for the the agency’s capital program.

Amtrak, California High-Speed Rail Authority Looking for High-Speed Trains

February 12, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) last month issued a request for proposals to build modern, state-of-the-art high-speed train sets.

Amtrak Temporarily Shortening Crescent Route Because of Track Work

January 1, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak said it is cancelling some Crescent service in January and February because of track work.

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

Feinstein: Wrecks Could Have Been Avoided With PTC

December 5, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein wants to step up efforts to install Positive Train Control (PTC) on the nation’s railroads.

Conversation Turns to Positive Train Control Following Metro-North Crash

December 3, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

With the revelation the engineer of the Metro-North train that crashed Sunday in the Bronx and killed four people might have zoned out just before the crash, the conversation has turned toward the implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC).