With the MBTA’s analog system, one failure among thousands of individual points connecting the electrical equipment can ruin many a commuter's day.

Woman leaps from burning Boston subway train into river below The federal report revealed an agency that pushed so aggressively to make system improvements that it quadrupled its annual capital ...

Practically speaking, Boston’s commuter rail system is actually two separate systems. One extends from South Station down the Worcester, Needham, Fairmount, Franklin, Providence/Stoughton ...

The CapeFLYER is back for another summer, offering a convenient travel option between Boston and Cape Cod, according to a ...

BOSTON -- The T just got easier with MBTA's new "Tap to Ride" program, allowing riders to use credit cards, smartphones and even their watch to pay for buses, trolleys and the subway system.

Briah Cooley typically takes public transit to her job at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston — if the train actually shows up. Ahead of her commute on a sweltering July morning ...

Congressman Stephen Lynch said that he thinks pursuing a connection between Boston’s busiest commuter rail hubs and the Northeast ... a complete transportation system that will make life better ...

Yet there are serious stirrings in Boston and beyond, indicating the time to tie the northern and southern routes into a single system may be at hand. The proposed underground Rail Link calls for ...

Riders in Boston trying to head home faced delays ... the company that operates and manages the MBTA Commuter Rail system, did not provide specific comment on why these trains were canceled. " ...

Passengers aboard an MBTA commuter rail train to Boston wait as the train passes ... There’s also the Silver Line, a bus-rapid-transit system, and the local bus system. Always know what ...

“When T trains are delayed, people can at least look into the eyes of the train when it ... graduation, told Boston.com that she was inspired by the public transit system in her hometown ...