Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
June 16, 2020
Long Island Rail Road Unveils First in North America TrainTime App with Capacity Tracker
Long Island Rail Road President Phil Eng today unveiled a totally revamped TrainTime app today, highlighted by a game changing function that will allow customers to track in real time where seats are available on any train in the electric fleet, which represents more than 90% of all LIRR train cars.
June 15, 2020
Metro-North Schedule Change On Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines to Increase Service
MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced schedule changes on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines beginning June 15 as trains increase in frequency to accommodate the region’s Phase 1 reopening.
June 15, 2020
Amtrak Service Update
Amtrak service continues to operate on the Northeast Corridor, providing essential services during this challenging time. While Amtrak continues to operate, we have temporarily suspended the following services due to reduced demand.
June 12, 2020
MTA Moves Forward with Ultraviolet Pilot for Disinfecting Full Trains
MTA New York City Transit officials today demonstrated how the MTA is piloting the use of Ultraviolet disinfecting technology across entire train sets. The pilot is initially focused on identifying ways to eradicate COVID-19 in rolling stock, including car classes R188, R62, R46, R68, and R160 at Corona, Coney Island, Jamaica and Pelham Maintenance Shops.
June 11, 2020
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending June 6, 2020
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 6, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 433,171 carloads and intermodal units, down 15.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
June 11, 2020
VRE Extends Operations and Maintenance Contracts with Keolis
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) will continue to utilize Keolis Rail Services Virginia, LLC for operating and maintenance services. On the recommendation of the VRE Operations Board, the commuter rail service’s parent commissions last week approved extending one contract and amending another.
June 10, 2020
Amtrak Downeaster Resumes Limited Service June 15 Enters Phase 1 Service Restoration Plan
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) announced yesterday that the Amtrak Downeaster will begin Phase 1 of Service Restoration beginning June 15, 2020. Service will resume with one round trip on weekdays only between Brunswick, ME and Boston, MA
June 9, 2020
MBTA Service Increases on Commuter Rail Effective Monday, June 22
The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the agency’s operating partner for Commuter Rail, announced today service increases on all Commuter Rail lines will take effect on Monday, June 22.
June 9, 2020
Newburyport/Rockport Trains between Rockport and West Gloucester Replaced with Shuttle Buses through Summer 2021
To accommodate construction as part of the Gloucester Drawbridge Replacement Project, the MBTA today announced that the current diversion on the Newburyport/Rockport Line that is replacing all weekday and weekend Commuter Rail trains with free shuttle buses between Rockport, Gloucester, and West Gloucester Stations will last through summer 2021.
