From opening day: Conductor Vincent Roberts calls for passengers to board the Northstar commuter rail line before departing from Big Lake at 7:16 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2009.

Nova Norholm rides a train every few months. The 11-year-old from Andover is a train aficionado, and when he heard the Northstar rail line was running its last ride on Sunday, Jan. 4, he knew he had ...

Rail transit lines and transit railroads are being extended in almost every region of the United States and Canada. This ...