Suspended monorail, or aero-railways, looked set to take off in the early 1900s. One hundred years later, only a few still ...

Many kids (and adults) are fascinated by trains and we’re on board too! Trains are complex engineering marvels on a massive ...

Transit advocates are taking to the streets every week to warn riders. They say the cuts are as bad as transit agencies say they are, and they are not empty threats.

If lawmakers don’t reach a deal to reform the northeastern Illinois transit system and introduce new funding before ... in place the three “service boards” that operate transit in Chicago and the ...

State lawmakers say they’ve reached an agreement on several aspects of a major transit funding bill that ... Schutz has the latest on politics in Chicago, the state of Illinois, and across ...

(The Center Square) – With a massive funding shortfall on the horizon, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce is calling on state lawmakers to enact reforms for the state’s mass transit systems ...

The Milwaukee streetcar sits atop the list of public transit systems across the nation for its derailment rate. According to a Journal Sentinel analysis of DOT data, the Hop had over five ...

Sending her twin 6½-year-olds to school, Katjusa Cisar had always assumed the building was free of common environmental hazards. Then she learned Trowbridge School of Great Lakes Studies, the ...

“That is something I have been pushing very hard is that it can’t just be about Chicago and the surrounding areas.” Sandoval said the state’s economy relies on a reliable, safe, modern and efficient ...

Gabel, who also serves as house majority leader, opened the meeting by saying it and other town halls are being held because transit riders “have to shape the future” of the systems they use ...

Transit systems also struggle from low ridership because of how few people live within walking distance of stations. LA Metro recovers only 7 percent of its costs from fares, with taxpayers ...