Topic: Train Travel

After more than a decade of dreaming about streetcars, Omaha is beginning what promises to be the definitive study on the idea.. . If the streetcar...

Push for service tax set to raise rail fares

Rail fares are set to go up with the finance ministry considering a service tax on AC class travel if the railway ministry doesn't heed its...

Valley bus, light-rail use up, reflects U.S. trend

Valley bus and rail passengers are riding in nearly record numbers despite a persistently bad economy, a string of service cuts and a sharp fare...

Discovering the Civil War by Train

Shutterstock. . advertisement Railroads have undoubtedly shaped the course of American history -- but have you ever thought about their effect on...

Armed Men Force Metra Riders to Floor

advertisement Chicago police on Friday released Images from a surveillance camera showing armed men forcing Metra riders to the ground.. The images...
Gov. Jerry Brown took to the airwaves Friday in defense of the state's controversial high-speed rail project -- with a pretty sweeping statement...
The continuing saga of how Toronto should build rapid transit has gripped City Hall this week. But it is unclear what vision will prevail. The...

'I'm building subways': Rob Ford

With clear indications that a new transit proposal is working its way through city council offices and gathering support, Mayor Rob Ford set the...

Street-level transit plan gains traction

Support is mounting for a revised transit plan that could see the Eglinton light rail line at street level in the suburbs, even as the Mayor's...
The Rangers held their optional morning skate in Greenburgh this morning, which meant another Metro North train ride for me, or as backup...