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Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive train control system outage. Metra officials said, beginning around 5 p.m., ...

The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. of New York and New Jersey is planning to modernize its signal system to add automatic train control capabilities. An analysis said that digitally encoded audio ...

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(TNS) — San Francisco transportation officials moved a step closer this past week to modernizing the train control system that runs the Muni Metro system, eventually ridding it of a system that uses ...

The Amtrak Downeaster train route in southern Maine will be getting a $51 million upgrade that includes automated technology to improve safety. Amtrak and CSX Transportation, in partnership with the ...

Metro plans to return to automatic train operation (ATO) for the first time in 15 years by the end of the year, which the transit agency says will offer a smoother, quicker ride. No Metro customer has ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Metra commuters could face significant delays during the Wednesday ...

San Francisco’s normally predictable N-Judah light rail line became a scene of pandemonium one September morning when a drowsy train operator seemingly nodded off at the controls. Passengers were sent ...