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The International Railway Journal reported that the newest commuter rail line, called the R Line, just recently opened. The new commuter rail line is part of the Denver, Colo. RTD (Regional Transportation District) FasTracks expansion plan. Read the complete story, here.
Railway Age reported that contractors on Caltrain’s Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP) agreed to extend the deadline for first day of construction from March 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017. This announcement was issued just days after the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that the execution of a $647 million funding FFGA (Full Funding Grant Agreement)…
Twelve-year-old Lucas Dinsmore, son of Local 1626 member TJ Dinsmore, is being treated for Lymphoma for the second time. The Dinsmores lost an older son to Leukemia when Lucas was 15 months old. Local 1626 President Vern Gillis wrote the following plea for help on behalf of Brother Dinsmore and his family. “As we get…
SMART Transportation Division has opened registration for the San Antonio and New York City Regional Meetings. Pre-registration cost for both meetings is $150 per person, per meeting; children 11 and under are free. Persons who do not pre-register, but choose to register after the deadline or on-site will be charged an additional $50 per attendee….
According to 6abc.com, a SEPTA commuter train collision in Upper Darby, Penn. resulted in four injuries, including the train engineer, who was reported to be in critical condition. Names of the injured have not been released; NTSB investigators are on site. Read the complete story here.