Virgin Trains staff to receive Olympic pay bonus

8 February 2012, 12:28 am

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Trains is to pay staff a £500 Olympic bonus in the latest deal forced through by union barons for working during the Games.... Read More »

Feds give Amtrak permission to speed up trains between Detroit, Chicago

7 February 2012, 11:18 pm

Faster Amtrak service between Detroit and Chicago got a big boost with federal approval for passenger rail to travel at up to 110 m.p.h. on part of the route, officials said Tuesday. In fact, some passengers may have traveled that fast already without knowing it, at least for short distances, as the... Read More »

PMK activists stage rail roko demanding trains

7 February 2012, 8:16 pm

They claimed that though gauge conversion works were over, no trains had been introduced... Read More »

Extra trains on track to take Giants fans to parade

7 February 2012, 2:27 pm

Metro-North Railroad will run extra trains today and add cars to others to get fans to the Giants victory parade and reduce crowding for commuters, the agency said.... Read More »

JoJo talks upcoming ‘Jumping Trains,’ calls it ‘infused pop’

7 February 2012, 12:46 pm

April Chieffo 'Jumping Trains' is due out in April JoJo at the "Do Something Awards". (Hollywood, CA) read more... Read More »

More trains mean more horns

6 February 2012, 1:40 pm

Phillip Huddleston stands at the crossing near his home on Wednesday. He said passing trains sound their horns even though the crossing is unused and blocked.... Read More »

Trains bring back many memories

6 February 2012, 1:31 pm

It would be great to see a big crowd at the Amtrak station early Tuesday morning. The Amtrak Southwest Chief will be traveling through La Junta with two special private cars at the back of the train. Riding in the private cars will be Evelyn Henry of Kerrville, Texas, along with some members of her ... Read More »

Extra trains for NY Giants parade

6 February 2012, 1:30 pm

New York City Transit is urging Giants fans to take the subway to the big parade on Tuesday.... Read More »

Metra cancels two trains, others slowed after freight train derailment

3 February 2012, 2:36 pm

Metra lines continue to have problems during the evening rush, with two trains canceled and others slowed, in the aftermath of a freight train derailment on the Northwest Side on Friday morning.The 77-car mixed-freight Canadian Pacific train derailed at 8:55 a.m. at a junction with Metra tracks at G... Read More »

Metra trains delayed by freight train derailment on NW Side

3 February 2012, 8:16 am

Trains on two Metra lines were delayed Friday morning after a freight train derailment on the Northwest Side.The CP freight train derailed at 8:55 a.m. at a junction with Metra tracks at Grand and Cicero avenues, according to Metra. No Metra trains were involved in the incident but the derailment ha... Read More »