A small electrical fire has halted some Metro train traffic near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported just after 1 p.m. at the Wilshire/Alvarado station, 662 S.

I read with interest Contributing Editor David Peter Alan’s recent Railway Age commentary of Jan. 22, 2025, titled “Fourth of a Series: New Through Tracks Proposed for L.A. Union Station.” The project ...

To the editor: It’s hard to believe that the state of California continues to support this dismal high-speed rail failure. (“Newsom and state leaders stress high-speed rail progress amid new ...

High-speed rail is expensive, even in low-cost states such as Texas, where a Dallas-to-Houston project’s cost ballooned from less than $10 million to more than $30 million per mile, making the project ...

This weekend marks the 75th anniversary of the beautiful Union Station (or Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, as it was known back in 1939 when it opened to great fanfare). It seems like the cool ...

Ever wonder when the U.S. shifted from walkable communities and electrified rail to streets dominated by cars and highways? This video explores the inflection point in American history that reshaped ...

A proposal to build a gondola from downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium hit some turbulence when the City Council voted to ...