Suspect with knife takes gun from CTA train passenger in the Loop, shoots two men, killing one: CPD

The shooting is at least the fourth violent incident on a CTA train or bus since Friday, which is when the agency added ...

OC Streetcar trains are running for tests ahead of system launch next year

For now, it isn’t commuters, but only the crews testing the Orange County Transportation Authority’s new OC Streetcar system.
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OH: RTA can’t tax its way out of a broken transit system: The Readers Write

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s suggestion that it might ask for a tax increase landed with a thud among our readers, who already feel overtaxed, ...

Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...

Two NJ Transit Trains Collide, Injuring More Than a Dozen People

The accident on Friday evening shut down the Montclair-Boonton Line in Montclair, N.J. Service had resumed by Saturday ...
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The 2005 New York City Transit Strike: A Lasting Scar

On this day 20 years ago, New York City transit workers launched an illegal strike. It ended in a bitter defeat that hobbled ...

Chicago boosts transit police presence after renewed federal funding cut threat over crime

The Chicago Transit Authority has boosted police presence on the public transport system after President Donald Trump's ...

CTA employee attacked on Brown Line train, says management made her wait hours for treatment

A CTA employee in the Second Chance Program was attacked late last month on a train and said management made her wait hours ...

RTA board OKs its final Chicago area transit budgets

After approving the CTA, Metra and Pace budgets, some board members said those replacing them must prioritize the public's top concerns about transit: crime and safety, rising construction costs and ...