The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) announced April 17 that – compared to other large cities – the Chicago area’s mass transit system performs well when it comes to efficiency, cost and reliability, according to a national peer...
The first trains ordered up by the Sonoma-Marin Rail Transit agency have passed their factory tests in Japan and are ready to be shipped to the United States for on-track testing, SMART general manager Farhad Mansourian said Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is continuing to put pressure on All Aboard Florida, but he may be barking up the wrong tree in enlisting the help of Gov. Rick Scott.
When one job applicant at Metra in 1989 was told he wasn't qualified, he simply sent a "back-door letter" to Metra's chairman. The tactic worked, and the applicant was hired.
The CTA said Wednesday it is moving forward with a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the Red Line's aging north branch tracks and stations, just hours after South Siders aired complaints to the agency's board that Mayor Rahm Emanuel's promised southern...
Hand-written index cards reflecting patronage hiring at Metra dating back 30 years contain recommendations from dozens of politicians--a virtual who's who of clout ranging from Chicago aldermen to state legislators and even a well-respected former U.S...
Up-to-date train information will be displayed on variable message signs and flat-screen monitors at train stations, 230 new video cameras will be installed in stations and parking lots, and SEPTA crews will be hired for five years to maintain PATCO's...
A total of 13,338 people rode MARC trains along the Penn Line this weekend, setting a record for the new service as many made their way to Washington for cherry blossom celebrations.
A state District Court judge in Travis County on Tuesday reaffirmed a ruling that George Alejos, an opponent of VIA Metropolitan Transit's controversial streetcar project, should have to pay a $3.85 million bond if he wants to appeal the agency's...
A former Long Island Rail Road worker who pleaded guilty to pension fraud avoided a prison term Tuesday and was sentenced to two years' probation by a federal judge in Manhattan.
