July 10, 2017
All aboard the lawsuit train. Even before this week’s start of a two-month track renovation project at New York’s Pennsylvania Station that’s expected to disrupt life for hundreds of thousands, some frustrated Long Island Rail Road riders filed a lawsuit …
May 8, 2017
Heavy rains caused flooding in New York City and flight delays in the region on Friday. Officials said two tracks at Penn Station were out of service Friday afternoon because of flooding and parts of the West Side Highway, along …
April 25, 2017
Sen. Charles Schumer says the stampede that injured 16 people at New York’s Penn Station just over a week ago shows a need for better coordination between law enforcement agencies at transportation hubs. The stampede erupted April 14 following false …
April 17, 2017
A train with about 1,200 passengers became stuck in a tunnel between New York and New Jersey for nearly three hours on Friday, and the chaotic scene escalated to pandemonium when Amtrak police used a stun gun to subdue a …
April 13, 2017
The governors of New Jersey and New York say they want “independent verification” of track safety at New York’s Penn Station, citing recent train derailments and serious service disruptions. New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie and New York Democratic Gov. …
April 7, 2017
The heads of the two major commuter rail lines that use New York’s Penn Station took turns criticizing Amtrak on Wednesday for two recent derailments that continued to cause headaches for commuters in the nation’s busiest rail hub. Rail service …