‘It Was Our Era’: The Rise and Fall of Skate Key

To commemorate the closing of the Skate Key Roller Rink, former employees and figures behind the hotspot's success open up about a Bronx institution.

Goodbye orange seats, hello open gangway? MTA to get new subway cars on these lines

Upgrades are coming to nearly a third of the MTA’s subway cars and it could mean big changes to some familiar aesthetics New Yorkers have grown accustomed to while riding the rails.

Chicago Transit Authority lawsuit targets federal construction funding halted last fall

The Chicago Transit Authority has filed a federal lawsuit seeking the restoration of $2 billion in commuter rail expansion funding that President Donald Trump’s administration stopped last fall.
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MTA to replace more than 2,000 NYC subway cars, largest order in agency history

The MTA order includes more subway cars than the Chicago Transit Authority and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s fleets combined.
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Watch: NYMTA Releases RFP for ‘Historic’ Subway Car Order

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on March 19 reported seeking proposals from railcar manufacturers for what it described as its “largest subway car contract in history” with a ...
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8 train museums across the US that are worth visiting

There is something deeply human about standing next to a locomotive the size of a house and feeling completely small. Train museums hit differently from most cultural institutions. They are loud with ...