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East Haven Museum Commemorates 9/11 With Surviving Subway Car From Twin Towers

By • Sep 11, 2019
Lori Mack / CT Public Radio

Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. In East Haven, The Shore Line Trolley Museum commemorates the day with a special permanent display. The museum has one of two subway cars that survived the collapse of the World Trade Center. 

Driving Into Hartford Saturday Night? Your Best Bet Might Be Public Transportation

By • Jul 10, 2019
Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public Radio

A series of events in and around Hartford this Saturday night is expected to create major traffic headaches. But the Department of Transportation is reminding eventgoers that there are options out there besides getting in your car and contributing to the gridlock.

Hartford Line's Inaugural Year Judged A Success

By & • Jun 17, 2019
Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Radio

Connecticut officials this week marked the one year anniversary of the Hartford Line commuter rail service which stretches from New Haven to Springfield. And the Department of Transportation is touting the first year as a success -- despite teething problems -- saying ridership for the year exceeded 634,000 passengers, about 50,000 more than projected. 

No More Early Morning Commuter Rail From Hartford To Springfield

By • Apr 16, 2019
Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Radio

Starting this week, there is no longer a train that can get travelers from Hartford, Connecticut, into Springfield, Massachusetts, before 9:00 a.m. 

New Transportation Chief Promising Improved Hartford Line Rail Service

By • Mar 26, 2019
Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public Radio

The state wants to add new train cars to the Hartford Line, the commuter rail line that runs between Springfield and New Haven.

Talking Transit With DOT Commissioner Giulietti

By & • Mar 26, 2019
Carmen Baskauf / Connecticut Public Radio

Have you taken a ride on the bright red Hartford Line? The commuter rail service debuted last summer, a recent project of the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

But rail is just one mode of transportation in a state known for congestion and aging infrastructure.

This hour, we sit down with new DOT Commissioner Joseph Giulietti. Giulietti is a Connecticut native, who most recently served as President of Metro North.

Connecticut Cannot Make Amtrak Adopt 'One Ticket, Any Train' Policy

By • Jan 6, 2019
This station in Berlin is one of the stops that Amtrak and CTrail trains make on the Hartford line route between Springfield and New Haven.
Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Radio

The state of Connecticut and Amtrak do not have a shared agreement that makes tickets bought through the rail giant and ones purchased by local students and CTrail passengers equal.

Metro-North Misses Deadline To Install Track Safety Technology

By • Jan 6, 2019
Neena Satija

Senator Richard Blumenthal has condemned Metro-North and many other railroads for failing to implement Positive Train Control safety technology. Only four of more than 40 railroads have installed the technology which can control train speeds and prevent collisions and derailments in the event of human error. 

Gov. Malloy: Amtrak Should Add More Cars To New Routes

By editor • Dec 28, 2018

Outgoing Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has acknowledged that there have been some capacity problems on a newly-established rail line.

Connecticut Train Customers Unhappy With Unfair Treatment

By • Dec 24, 2018
Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Radio

Connecticut passengers without certain train tickets continue to experience second-class treatment on Amtrak trains servicing the Hartford Line.

Riders Greeted By Holiday Capacity Issues On Hartford Line Trains

By • Nov 26, 2018
Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Radio

Non-Amtrak riders continue to be shut out because of capacity issues, despite having valid tickets, on Hartford Line trains serviced in Connecticut by Amtrak.

First Responders Drilled On Train Crash Protocol In Hartford Simulation

By • Nov 5, 2018
The emergency personnel were shown points of entry so that they could reach passengers in a manner that's quick but safe. That included a demonstration of how to use fire axes to get into the train.
Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Radio

Hartford firefighters and other area first responders went through a simulation of a head-on train collision Saturday.

As Ridership Booms On the Hartford Line, CTrail Riders Are Being Kicked Off Amtrak Trains

By • Oct 26, 2018
Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Radio

A seat on the 4:32 p.m. train out of Hartford’s union station is emerging as the most coveted seat on the CTrail’s new Hartford Line that was launched in June.

NYC Subway Station Reopens 17 Years After It Was Destroyed During Sept. 11 Attacks

By Cameron Jenkins • Sep 10, 2018

Seventeen years after it was destroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, New York City's Cortlandt Street subway station has at long last reopened.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the city's subway system, unveiled the reconstructed station on Saturday, just three days before the anniversary of the attack.

New Rail Service Connects Central Connecticut With New Haven, Springfield

By & & Jesus Garzon • Jun 15, 2018
Jesus Garzon / Connecticut Public Radio

New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield are now connected by rail service. The inaugural trains left Friday morning from Springfield and New Haven, meeting in Hartford for a ceremony to mark the opening of the revived line. 

Hartford Rail Line Revives 'Gateway To New England'

By • Jun 14, 2018

This week the new Hartford Line commuter rail will link Springfield, Massachusetts, to New Haven, Connecticut, and cities in between. For less than $16, commuters can catch more than 12 trains each day and travel speeds up to 110 miles an hour.

Expanded Springfield-New Haven Rail Service On The Horizon

By • Jun 7, 2018

Expanded train service between Springfield, Hartford and New Haven is set to begin in the coming days.

Norwalk Citizens Group Wants State To Reconsider Walk Bridge Replacement

By • Apr 17, 2018
Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public Radio

The Walk Bridge is a century-old “swing bridge” in Norwalk that carries hundreds of trains each day along Connecticut’s southern coast.

All Aboard: A Guided History Of Connecticut's Valley Line

By & • Jan 11, 2018
Jason D. Neely

This hour: the origin of the Connecticut Valley Railroad. Author and historian Max R. Miller takes “along the valley line” -- sharing stories from the railroad’s past.

But first: on the heels of last month’s devastating Amtrak derailment in Washington state -- a look at what lies ahead for the nation’s aging transportation infrastructure. 

Blumenthal Calls For Positive Train Control Nationwide After Washington Derailment

By • Dec 19, 2017
Adam E. Moreira / Creative Commons

Parts of the rail lines across the Northeast still don’t have Positive Train Control, also known as PTC. Officials said that the system could have prevented an Amtrak train derailment in Washington state that killed at least three people Monday.

NTSB: Amtrak Washington Train Traveling At 80 MPH In 30 MPH Zone

By • Dec 19, 2017

Updated at 7:15 p.m. ET

The National Transportation Safety Board says an Amtrak passenger train that derailed from an overpass south of Tacoma, Wash., leaving three people dead, was traveling at 80 mph in a 30 mph zone.

Amtrak Train Derails On Overpass In Washington State, Killing 3

By • Dec 18, 2017

Updated at 12:30 a.m. ET Tuesday

Officials say three people are confirmed dead in the derailment of an Amtrak passenger train that plummeted off an overpass in Washington state. Part of the train was left dangling over a busy freeway between Olympia and DuPont at the height of the morning commute Monday.

Fairfield County Leaders Share Concerns Over Railroad's Future

By editor • Aug 16, 2017

Elected officials from Fairfield County met with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Tuesday to share concerns about the future of high speed rail in the Northeast.

Crucial, Century-Old, And Sometimes Stuck: Connecticut Bridge Is Key To Northeast Corridor

By • Aug 8, 2017
Ryan Caron King / WNPR

Every day nearly a million commuters travel on the Northeast Corridor -- the vast rail network between Washington, D.C. and Boston.

DOT Commissioner: Connecticut Will Focus On Rail Repair, Not New Tracks

By • Jul 26, 2017
Ryan Caron King / WNPR

The Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Transportation says in the wake of the controversy over a proposed new rail bypass, he’s focusing on repairing the existing system to improve service. 

Connecticut Officials Announce Operator For New Haven-Springfield Commuter Rail

By • Jul 24, 2017
Ryan Caron King / WNPR

State officials announced on Monday the operator of a new commuter rail line between New Haven and Springfield, and said the launch of that service will be delayed into mid-2018.

Study To Examine Pittsfield-To-NYC Rail Service

By • Jul 21, 2017

A study on expanding rail service between Springfield-to-Boston was left out of the final Massachusetts state budget. But lawmakers did OK another rail study, looking at seasonal service between Pittsfield and New York City.

Transportation officials in Massachusetts will look at the feasibility of weekend service between late May and October.

State Senator Adam Hinds, who represents the Berkshires, said this could demonstrate an appetite for regular, year-round trains to and from New York City.

In Connecticut And Rhode Island, Federal Rail Decision Seen As Win For Preservationists

By • Jul 13, 2017
Ryan Caron King / WNPR

Residents in Connecticut and Rhode Island’s coastal communities are cheering the Federal Railroad Administration's decision to back away from a controversial rail plan that would have re-routed a section of the Northeast Corridor through historic towns and important ecosystems along New England’s southern coast.

Feds Back Away From Controversial Rail Plan Along New England Coast

By & Heather Brandon • Jul 12, 2017
Ryan Caron King / WNPR

The Federal Railroad Administration announced Wednesday that it won’t go ahead with a controversial plan to re-route a major rail artery in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

State Senator Not Giving Up On Rail Study Killed In State Budget

By • Jul 11, 2017

  One of the items that did not make it to the final version of the $40 billion state budget approved a week late by the Massachusetts legislature was a high-speed rail study.  Specifically, a requirement that MassDOT do a report on the costs and benefits of linking Springfield and Boston via high-speed rail.

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