SCOPE

SCOPE: The subcommittee is concerned with public transportation applications for urban passenger trains using tracks shared with the national conventional railroad system. Fields of exploration relate to operations, economics, technology, regulation, and implementation.

Friday, April 23, 2021

Taking the Commuter out of Commuter Rail...........

While the plunge in ridership has left some wondering if commuter rail is dying, others see a rare opportunity to reinvent the suburb-to-city service into something very different. But it won’t be cheap or easy.

Most commuter railroads in the US, faced with an existential threat, are rethinking their timetables, tariffs and service models.