Fatigue or engineer inattention appears to be a contributing factor in the Metro-North commuter train crash on December 1 that killed 4 passengers and… Continue Reading Fatigue Widespread in Rail Industry
The common operation of “push-pull” trains by railroads again came under investigation as it was revealed that the control cab at the front… Continue Reading Push-Pull Train in Crash Lacked “Alerter”
Analysis of date from the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that Americans are driving less… Continue Reading Americans Driving Less: Study
According to the lawyer for the engineer who was running the Metro-North train that crashed on December 1, killing 4 passengers and injuring… Continue Reading “Highway Hypnosis” May Have Caused Rail Wreck
Rail safety has greatly improved in recent decades, but the fatal Metro-North derailment on December 1 has brought back memories of past train… Continue Reading Wreck Recalls Past Jersey Train Disasters
Whether operation of trains by locomotives pushing rather than pulling the cars is totally safe has come into question after the fatal Metro-North… Continue Reading “Push-Pull” Trains Questioned After Metro-North Wreck
Managing train movements into and out of New York’s Penn Station is “ballet” that brings “Order Out of Chaos”, the title of a… Continue Reading Penn Station: Managed Chaos
Observers and critics of NJ Transit sometimes wonder where all the agency’s budget goes. In the case of snow removal at the Trenton… Continue Reading NJT Supervisor Nabbed in Bribe Case
Most lines on the New York subway system run continuously, except for planned work programs that sometimes reroute service. Therefore, metropolitan area transit… Continue Reading London Subway Plans 24-Hour Service
New York City Subway ridership set a modern one-day record on Thursday, October 24, 2013, when 5,985,311 riders were counted entering the system,… Continue Reading NY Subways Set One-Day Record
