commuter-rail

A project that would have provided a few more years of muck from under the Hudson River, a new commuter-rail tunnel to New Jersey, was scuttled late last year by Gov.

City Grinds Out a Market for Muck Andrew Grossman 2011

Detroit is crisscrossed by freeways, but it has no subway system or commuter-rail line to connect its urban core to the suburbs.

Detroit to Reconsider Light-Rail Line Matthew Dolan 2012

The FRA has estimated that the rules, which require freight railroads, Amtrak and commuter-rail operators to install the anticolllision systems by the end of 2015, could cost the freight-rail industry than $13 billion over 20 years, including capital and maintenance costs.

Railroads Gain Leeway on Safety Rule Josh Mitchell 2011

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to raise the monthly cost of unlimited-ride MetroCards to $104 — a 17% jump — at its meeting on Thursday as part of a menu of fare subway, bus and commuter-rail increases designed to close a yawning budget hole.

MetroCards Set to Bust $100 Mark Joseph De Avila 2010

Meanwhile, Bombardier has had a mixed year in the train business: Its Derby plant in the U.K. cut roughly half of its work force earlier this year after the U.K. government, in a controversial decision, awarded the £1.4-billion $2.2 billion Thameslink commuter-rail contract to Germany's Siemens AG.

For Bombardier's Top Gun, New Jetliner's ETA Is Priority Caroline Van Hasselt 2011

The layoffs follow the U.K. government's decision last month to award a £1.4 billion $2.3 billion contract to build and maintain 1,200 train carriages for London's Thameslink commuter-rail service to a consortium led by Siemens.

Bombardier to Lay Off U.K. Workers Caroline Van Hasselt 2011

The Bay Area commuter-rail agency drew fire for its decision to cut off cellphone service at four underground stations to thwart a feared protest.

Markets Stagger; Google Buys; H-P Pivots 2011

Built by and for cars, Detroit is crisscrossed by freeways, but it has no subway system or commuter-rail line to connect its urban core to the suburbs.

No Train for the Motor City Matthew Dolan 2011

Likewise, in November, the Valley Transportation Authority of Santa Clara, Calif., issued $650 million of tax-exempt and taxable bonds to help fund an extension of a commuter-rail service.

States Plead to Small Investors: 'Buy Bonds' Jane J. Kim 2011

Boston has one of the busiest transit systems in the U.S., with subways, trolleys, and an extensive commuter-rail network that reaches into Rhode Island and central Massachusetts.

Boston Mass Transit Calls Off Most of Sunday Service Jon Kamp 2011