Driverless freight trains on Southern California rails? This L.A. startup is already testing them

Parallel Systems, a Los Angeles-based company that launched in 2020, is developing an autonomous, battery-powered train to ...

New NYC subway cars mean return to shorter trains on C line

The MTA’s recent order of 378 R268 cars includes 11 eight-car trains that will be sent to the C line to replace the still-new, 10-car R211 sets that have been running for less than two years.

Illinois lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill. Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra and Pace riders.

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That ...

MTA drops $1.5B on new fleet of subway cars in move to avoid breakdowns

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority greenlighted a jaw-dropping $1.5 billion deal Wednesday to buy hundreds of new ...