Following a New York Post article that outlined ballooning legal costs at New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agency which controls the Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Railroad, and New York City’s Subway network, General Counsel Paige Graves stepped aside. Graves had been part of the MTA for 14 years, includingRead More →

New York City’s Pennsylvania Station has long been a source of irritation for travelers, railroaders, and railfans. From the present station’s construction in the mid-1960s until the opening of the Moynihan Train Hall in 2021, the facility had a feeling of not only being cramped (which it frequently was), butRead More →

No! At least that’s what Amtrak and Metro-North are saying in the ongoing saga about non-revenue movements by Amtrak on MN’s lines. As we covered here, damage to Metro-North catenary by an Amtrak train is responsible for the most recent part of the feud. StreetsBlog Empire State reports that JudgeRead More →

Passenger rail operators serving Boston and New York City have taken steps to limit crowds using trains or traveling through key facilities during the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, owner of commuter rail services that utilize former New Haven, Boston & Albany/New York Central, andRead More →