An interesting nugget of public-opinion research arrives from McGill’s public-transit lab, with respect to the federal government’s high-speed rail (HSR) plan — perhaps the flashiest project so far ...

CANADA: Toronto's Line 5 Eglinton light rail route has opened with a day of free travel but without public ceremony.

Alstom vehicles will serve 25 stations and stops along new 19-kilometre LRT line -- The "Made-in-Canada" trains were manufactured and tested at Alstom facilities in Kingston, Canada -- Alstom is also ...

Our sidewalk is extremely narrow. You have this hulking train, not built for frequent stops, hugged up against that very narrow sidewalk. Imagine you are walking out of a business and, in a ...

The joint venture between Stacy Witbeck and Sundt Construction was engaged early to encourage early coordination with local ...

O-Train No. 1165 was the first to greet me at Bayview Station as I stood on the Line 1 eastbound platform on a sunny, yet crisp Friday morning in Ottawa.

Rail transit lines and transit railroads are being extended in almost every region of the United States and Canada. This phenomenon was common in past decades, but not anymore. Still, there are ...

Other countries are efficiently building regional rail. Minnesota shouldn’t reject future lines because this commuter rail ...

Sound Transit recorded more than 200,000 passengers Wednesday, as fans at the Seahawks victory parade filled railcars and set a local ridership record, according to Sound ...

NJ Transit will suspend all rail, bus and light rail service statewide Sunday evening due to a winter storm. Get impact times and updates.

For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it back as an occasional feature on Trains.com. Here’s a recap of some of the ...

Whatever form the RTD board takes in the future, I strongly urge its members to spend a week in Montreal or Toronto.  For several days they should depend solely on mass transit to find ...