Sentences with phrase «on commuter rail»

In 2012, a 45 - mile commuter rail line from Salt Lake City to Provo opened, and Utah's ridership on commuter rail lines increased by 103 %.

The PATH is receiving funds for two sets of projects: (1) $ 141,506,347 for efforts undertaken to address the storm's catastrophic impact on commuter rail service between New York and New Jersey (including the Hoboken - World Trade Center service and service between Hudson and Essex counties in New Jersey and Manhattan).

Sen. Kemp Hannon (R - Garden City) proposed a bill that would direct the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to spend $ 1.95 billion to accelerate repair, and improve signaling and communications on the commuter rail.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for an overhaul of grade crossings on commuter rail lines, calling the street - level intersections «dangerous» and saying everybody should be «ashamed» that they still exist.

Cuomo earlier today told reporters a strike on the commuter rail line would be a «pain» but not a disaster.

Cuomo implored local elected officials to support eliminating grade crossings on commuter rail lines.

It will also look at resolutions calling on the MTA to allow commuters to pay the metrocard fare on commuter rails and to conduct a study on unused railroad rights.

Not exact matches

Levy reported that in a 2004 study of suburban rail commuters taking the train from New Jersey to Manhattan, «Wener and his coauthor Gary Evans found that the longer their test subjects» journey was, the higher the levels of cortisol (the primary stress hormone) in their saliva, and the more difficult they found to focus on the task of proofreading assigned them at the end of their commute.»

Trade in your commuter rail tickets for a ride in on East Japan Railway Company's Train Suite Shiki - Shima.

British workers are estimated to be paying over six times more on rail fares than commuters in Europe, according an Action for Rail strail fares than commuters in Europe, according an Action for Rail stRail study.

Swiss Rail began unloading Davos - bound passengers from their express trains, taking them on a half - hour bus trip on back roads around the blockage and then loading them onto a crowded red commuter train that ran the rest of the way into Davos.

The Long Island Rail Road and Metro North Railroad were reporting delays on commuter lines.

This town is fast on the rise given its strong community, lightning fast access to Boston, and various amenities (including commuter rail access and visions of Green Line expansion).

Like those closer - in communities, Arlington Heights is one of the area «s oldest suburbs, first settled in the 1830s on land that, in the 20th Century, would become a key stop on a busy commuter rail line, the Chicago & North Western.

Joe Lhota, the MTA Board chairman, assured commuters that the Long Island Rail Road's improved performance over the summer months will continue well after full service is restored at Penn Station on Tuesday.

On Monday, Kaminsky campaigned at a commuter rail station in the Nassau County district with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The head of the Long Island Rail Road unveiled a turnaround plan for the commuter rail line, which last year slumped to its worst on - time performance in almost two decaRail Road unveiled a turnaround plan for the commuter rail line, which last year slumped to its worst on - time performance in almost two decarail line, which last year slumped to its worst on - time performance in almost two decades.

Village of Farmingdale Mayor Ralph Ekstrand said, «Commuters on Long Island deserve to have access to a rail system that is reliable and efficient - the exact opposite of what they have today.

On Wednesday morning, a Long Island Rail Road train coming from Far Rockaway failed to come to a complete stop as it entered Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal, injuring 104 commuters, according to the latest numbers from the Fire Department of New York.

Derailments on the downstate commuter rail network have reverberated across the system.

The Long Island Rail Road will be able to operate on all its usual tracks at Penn Station over the next few weeks, until Amtrak begins the final stages of its current infrastructure renewal project at the busy commuter hub, a key Amtrak official said.

The Long Island Rail Road's deteriorating on - time performance «has become unacceptable,» according to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who on Thursday is issuing a report offering new details on the misery endured by LIRR commuters last year — the worst for the railroad since 1999.

The next Labour Government will put rail passengers first by putting the brakes on rapidly increasing rail fares and saving commuters # 1,014 on their season tickets.

By Sean Ryan The regional transit authority charged with overseeing the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter rail project will get back on track with a meeting on Monday.

On Long Island today to push for a third track for the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wondered aloud about a topic that's been bugging commuters for decades: the seeming hatred of the Almighty for the LIRR.

With most people returning to work today, the Labour leadership has been keen to focus on the «truly staggering» rail rises that have hit commuters since the Tories came to power in 2010.

Yes, HS2 does have the potential to increase rail capacity and ease overcrowding on some of our commuter lines by freeing up capacity.

Con Edison's president said that the company is not on the hook financially for a power failure that shut down a Metro - North commuter rail line for 12 days.

The engineer of the Long Island Rail Road commuter train that derailed in Brooklyn on Wednesday couldn't recall the exact moment of the accident, according to an official with the NTSB.

On Long Island today to push for a third track for the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, Cuomo wondered aloud about a topic that's been bugging commuters for decades: the seeming hatred of the Almighty for the LIRR.

«We worked with Long Island Rail Road to cancel overnight service that would have a minimal impact on commuters so we could move more trains across the system and backed up our plan with longer trains, new trains that hadn't run before, discounts to alternate terminals in Brooklyn and Queens, buses and ferries, and free subway transfers.»

By Sean Ryan Planners of the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter rail Monday gave up on waiting for state approval for transit taxes and chose to apply for federal planning money.

Commuter rail, on the other hand, has captured the city's attention and, in some cases, support.

In August, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the region to create a separate «development corporation» to build a new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey commuters to their jobs in midtown Manhattan.

All of this is on top of the extensive security precautions Cuomo and New Jersey governor Chris Christie announced on Wednesday, like «radiation, biological, explosives and behavioral detections» around NJ Transit facilities and bag inspections at commuter rail stations.

By Sean Ryan As residents of Racine County rallied against commuter rail, saying it is a waste of money, a Racine union leader said he is relying on it to put his members to work.

The spokesman, Scott Reif, said that Republicans have been vocal about the problems at Penn Station and their effects on Long Island Rail Road commuters.

With the personal involvement of Governor Andrew Cuomo, chaos for LIRR commuters was averted on Thursday as the MTA and union officials reached an agreement on a deal averting a Long Island Rail Road strike.

MPs have condemned the ongoing disruption on the rail network as commuters faced a third day of delays and cancellations.

Four lanes each of opposite - direction traffic on the westbound span will continue until the eastbound span opens later this year, when each span will each have eight general traffic lane — four breakdown and emergency lanes and dedicated bus lanes — in addition to space for commuter rail when funds become available and a bicycle and walking path.

Sean Ryan [email protected] Consensus on transit in southeastern Wisconsin is the key that could unlock federal grants for the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter - rail project.

In a letter to MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota, Kaminsky and Miller invited officials and commuters to tour potential docking locations for a commuter ferry near Inwood to reduce traffic on roads and crowding on the Long Island Rail Road.

Our dreams for a commuter rail component to allow people in Rockland County easier access in and out of New York City were dashed early on.

Forcing our commuters to have to spend more time to travel «local» on a more limited schedule to access the closest East of Hudson rail station is unreasonable.

He announced the launch of a new marketing campaign that involves utilizing $ 2 million of advertising space on Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority buses, commuter rail systems and subways to promote upstate tourism destinations.

Gee, instead of wasting $ on this to benefit a disorganized tour operator what if we took all the $ we keep wasting and actually had a train station in Kingston - Ulster, one near New Paltz, and connected at suburban Newburgh to have real, big boy commuter rail service to Ulster County's most populous areas!

«Failing to do so would be an unacceptable outcome for the nine million New Yorkers who rely on subway, bus and commuter rail service every day.»

One year ago, on 11 March 2004, the world got yet another reminder of international terrorism's reach, as a series of ten explosions ripped through several of Madrid's commuter rail stations, killing 191 and wounding more than 1800 others.

The red - brick building of Ashburn Community Elementary School sits on a quiet street of bungalows, two blocks from the commuter rail line that cuts through the city's Far Southwest Side.

While the largest freight railroads generally have access to investment capital — a record $ 30 billion in 2015 — most intercity passenger and commuter rail operators depend on public funds to pay for or finance infrastructure and equipment.