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The $900 billion COVID-19 funding package President Trump signed Sunday contains some $4 billion for the MTA, which includes Metro-North Railroad.…
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Amtrak is considering suspending service on tracks that don't have sophisticated speed controls by a December 31 deadline. President and CEO Richard…
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Calls from lawmakers are mounting to speed up implementation of GPS technology to help prevent train accidents. The most recent incident was a fatal crash…
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Following last month’s fatal train derailment in Washington State, a congressional bill has been introduced that would speed up the implementation of…
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A Metro-North commuter train derailment Thursday in Westchester County that authorities say resulted in minor injuries has federal lawmakers ramping calls…
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Positive Train Control is still being delayed.In today’s Congressional Corner, Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, a Democrat from the fifth…
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday announced $25 million to fund rail and port improvement projects across the state. Two of the grants are for the…
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer was in Schenectady Wednesday with Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Sarah Feinberg to highlight what he says is a…
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A fatal train derailment Sunday in Pennsylvania once again has put the spotlight on rail safety, with at least one area lawmaker calling for technological…
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The aftermath of Sunday’s fatal train derailment prompted questions from half the callers in a New York congressman’s telephone town hall Tuesday night.It…