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The MTA has launched an aggressive push to get commuters back on trains and buses with a four-month pilot that will cap fares and make it easier to ride without buying passes in advance. The temporary promotional changes to fare structures will begin Feb. 28 for New York City Transit and Feb. 25 for commuter rail tickets. Monthly ticketholders can…

One person was shot and killed on an LIRR train in Ronkonkoma. The victim and the gunman allegedly knew each other, according to authorities. Greg Cergol reports.

In an effort to encourage New Yorkers to get back on subways, buses, and trains — particularly following the sharp decline in ridership due to the pandemic — the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced a pilot fare program that is “more affordable, more flexible and more fair.” The temporary promotional changes to fare structures will begin Feb. 28 for New York…

An Amtrak train collided with an Amazon Delivery Truck in Wisconsin, cutting it in half

NJ Transit will add nearly two dozen weekday trains and 14 weekend trains to address rail ridership growth, the agency announced Thursday. Beginning Sunday, Nov.14, NJ Transit will add nearly two dozen weekday trains and make schedule adjustments. Customers will see additional trains and additional express service on select lines, as well as improved trip times and connections, according to...

The MTA is introducing a new system to allow passengers to pay for a pass with unlimited rides using OMNY. Lynda Baquero reports.

The train was heading from Chicago to Seattle when eight of the ten cars derailed.

Two New Jersey Transit conductors, including one who sits on the board of directors, took part in a fraud scheme involving expensive prescription drugs, according to charges announced Thursday by the Essex County prosecutor’s office. Prosecutor Theodore Stephens announced that David Rasmussen and his wife, Suzanne Rasmussen, and Raymond Giovannone were arrested Wednesday and charged with theft and insurance...

A train split a semitrailer in two after it got stuck on a set of tracks in Richmond, Texas.

Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said the train fell onto a busy boulevard late Monday night. It was one of the deadliest incidents in the history of the subway system, which is among the busiest in the world. Of the 24 killed, the mayor said 21 died at the scene, while the others died at hospitals, and children were among the fatalities.

President Joe Biden didn’t want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails

Jonathan Yellowday found a bag of diamond rings Thursday and returned them to the jeweler before he even noticed they were gone.

A Taiwan train carrying around 350 people derailed in a tunnel on Friday, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more in the in one of the country’s deadliest rail disasters.

At least 25 rail cars derailed Wednesday in the Mojave Desert. Thousands of gallons of flammable liquid spilled from the tanks before crews stopped the leak.

An Islamic State operative has gone on trial in France on terror charges for shooting a passenger and carrying an arsenal of weapons aboard a high-speed train in 2015

British Transport Police say three people died and six were taken to the hospital with injuries after a passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland after heavy rain and flooding

A train slammed into a truck at the same location where two women died just 5 weeks ago. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

A Newark-bound NJ Transit train crashed into a tractor-trailer Tuesday morning in a crossing that has long been deemed dangerous by some. The incident took place in Middlesex just after 6:30 a.m. and impacted the Raritan Valley train line. Though the collision left a trail of debris, the truck driver and the 340 passengers on board the train were uninjured….

A routine morning commute ended with a violent collision at a New Jersey rail crossing that has long been considered dangerous. It happened Tuesday morning in Middlesex on the Raritan Valley line. Brian Thompson reports.