commuter rail

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• Conductor on train that didnt stop in time at South Station sues railroad

  
  Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time — Authority: 636
  MBCR conductor Alexis Roman yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against his employer for injuries he says he received when a Worcester Line train crashed into the bumper at the end of the tracks at South Station on Sept. 15. Roman says that by allowing the crash, the company, which operates the MBTAs commuter lines, ...
  10 hours ago

• Photo of the Day: Into the distance

  
  DavidsonNews.net — Authority: 143
  Norfolk Southern railroad tracks off Jackson Street on a gray day Wednesday. (David Boraks photo) See previous Photos of the Day, CLICK HERE> Have a photo of your own to share? Send it to editor@davidsonnews.net
  15 hours ago

• Pressure

  
  The Overhead Wire — Authority: 422
  Some telling comments from the Austin Chronicle : Council Member Sheryl Cole sits with Leffingwell on the Transit Working Group; she had heard Allen say there he believed pressure to meet a November 2004 rail referendum deadline had shortchanged the design and engineering work on the Red Line. In Allens ...
  1 week ago

• Heres one reason for poorly maintained commuter-rail trains

  
  Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time — Authority: 636
  Some workers at a Somerville repair shop were busy playing video games and watching porn , the Globe reports, adding one worker was also charged with spending his shift at a bar he owned.
  2 weeks ago

• Municipal Lot Parking Lottery

  
  Franklin Matters — Authority: 442
  Use the Dean College MBTA stop on Depot Street?  Want a parking permit for the Municipal Lots Town of Franklin: one is on Depot Street View Larger Map and one is on W Central St next to White Hen? View Larger Map We hold a lottery every quarter (three months; Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep and Oct-Dec).  ...
  2 weeks ago

• SPRAWL RAIL, Blessing or Curse?

  
  JACKSONVILLE TRANSIT — Authority: 106
  Downtown Maitland Florida, before Sunrail, we have to be reminded of where the downtown and railroad station were. One of the highest dollar residential areas North of Orlando, its easy to see the center of the town no longer plays a major role in the midst of miles of planned communities. If Sunrail is to cause ...
  2 weeks ago

• Welcome Ray LaHood

  
  JACKSONVILLE TRANSIT — Authority: 106
  NEW READER WELCOMED Jacksonville Transit wishes to welcome our newest reader, Mr. Ray LaHood, United States Secretary of Transportation. Hopefully the Secretary will see some of the hip shooting posts that deal with sensitive subjects like Floridas disastrous HSR plan, from the view point of a pro-rail, pro-mass ...
  2 weeks ago

• Unions Railroading Florida’s Rail Project

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 165
  Florida is right now at the vanguard of a new railroad project that could bring good news to those that care about solving bloated state budgets, common sense employment laws, and cutting the corruption that comes with unions by pushing for a non-union workforce with its proposed intrastate rail system. And the ...
  3 weeks ago

• In the News - Choo Choo shop,

  
  Franklin Matters — Authority: 442
  The Choo Choo shop closed End of the line for the Choo Choo Stop from  The Milford Daily News News RSS   by  Melanie Graham/Daily News staff The photo from last week when I noticed the shop closed can be found here
  3 weeks ago

• Join Clever Commute

  
  Franklin Matters — Authority: 442
  If you use the Franklin Line - Commuter Rail you know that service sometimes can be less than optimal. You can help alert your fellow commuters to what you know about the service, when you know it and generally that will be in advance of the MBTA getting around to posting one of their own alerts. Conductor Josh, the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Obama Administration Seeks Federal Regulation of Nations Subways

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Brushing aside tradition, the Obama administration is pushing for federal authority to regulate the nations subway and light commuter rail systems following last summers subway crash in Washington, D.C., that left nine people dead. Next week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will formally ask Congress to give his ...
  3 weeks ago

• Follow The White Rabbit To A Whole New Wonderland As SyFy Kicks Off Marketing Campaign Behind 4-Hour Movie Event Alice!

  
  Best Celebrity Scoop — Authority: 147
  On Friday, December 4, if you’re riding the New York City subways, buses or commuter rail lines — or near historic landmarks such as the Empire State Building — you just might meet a White Rabbit in business attire. Please don’t panic. You haven’t fallen down the rabbit hole! Instead, you have entered ...
  3 weeks ago

• Obama Administration Seeks Federal Regulation of Nation’s Subways

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 165
  Brushing aside tradition, the federal government is seeking to regulate the nations subway and light commuter rail systems following last summers subway crash in Washington that left nine people dead.
  3 weeks ago

• Why Use Buses When Trains Cost So Much More?

  
  The Antiplanner — Authority: 424
  Whenever the Antiplanner reads a news story such as this one, which tells how Amtrak’s Boston-to-Portland Downeaster train hit an automobile, I think, “There were only 48 people on that train. We’re subsidizing a train to carry just 48 people?”Flickr photo by lazytom.While the route of the Downeaster is 116 ...
  3 weeks ago

• Choo Choo stop closed

  
  Franklin Matters — Authority: 442
  The bullet was dodged previously but as with programs associated with the MBTA, stick around for more change. It had been reported earlier this year to be closing as the MBTA was going to install ticket machines. Then the Choo Choo Shop remained opened as they backed off the timeline for machines. .flickr-photo { ...
  4 weeks ago

• Todays commute on the Newburyport line, abridged version: It sucked

  
  Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time — Authority: 636
  Rippling delays from a busted bridge in Beverly meant nobody was getting to North Station anytime soon. At 8:29, Fred LeBlanc tweeted : Hopelessly stuck on a train in Beverly for an "undetermined amount of time." Oh, and "sorry for the inconvenience!" He updated 12 minutes later that the train was actually ...
  4 weeks ago

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