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Readers express opposition to Trump administration cutting programs badly needed by people and recalling a train ride that ...
The RTA board formally asked the agencies it oversees — the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra commuter rail and Pace Suburban ...
Young people, people with disabilities and others reliant on public transit would suffer if Chicago's regional transportation ...
A final public hearing on a proposal for big service cuts and fare hikes by Pittsburgh Regional Transit was held over several hours at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Thursday. See our ...
The Trump Administration is proposing to cut 25% of the funding for Amtrak's busy Northeast Corridor operations, which link ...
The Federal Transit Administration, with the signoff of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, said in a recent report to Congress it intends to allocate $700 million in the 2026 budget to help pay for ...
A Fort Worth, Texas, to Oklahoma City train service known as the ‘Heartland Flyer’ may soon end due to funding cuts. The ...
Federal budget cuts to Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor will “disrupt the lives of thousands” of commuters, elected officials are warning. The Department of Transportation’s 2026 ...
Although the Trump Administration’s budget for fiscal 2026 provided little rationale for boosting Amtrak’s National Network ...
One long-lost Amtrak route tops the list of most missed—and it could reconnect major cities across the Gulf Coast.
The Heartland Flyer, Oklahoma’s only Amtrak train route, is facing permanent suspension after Texas lawmakers declined to fund its share of the route’s budget.
A crew works on the overhead wires along the rail lines in Fairfield on Friday, June 6, 2025. Downed wires stranded more than ...