NEW YORK – The Transit Worker’s Union on Dec. 22 ended its strike.
MTA employees were asked to return to work for their next shift. The MTA said Dec. 22 it would need between 10 and 18 hours after workers show […]

NEW YORK – State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Dec. 21 asked a judge to hold the leadership of a transit union in contempt of court.
“Hopefully, these cumulative sanctions will result in a termination of the strike,” Spitzer said in a statement. “If not, my office will be back in court seeking additional penalties until […]

ROME, Italy – As many as 50 people were injured Dec. 20 when two passenger trains collided near the Italian town of Roccasecca, located about 80 miles of Rome.
A train traveling from Rome to Campobasso crashed into a parked train […]

NEW YORK – Transit workers on Dec. 20 went on strike, forcing millions of city residents to find another way to commute to work.
"The morning rush hour was unlike anything this City has experienced in 25 years," Mayor Michael Bloomberg […]

NEW YORK –  Commuters went to work Dec. 16 under the threat of a strike by the city’s transit workers, but New York’s subway system remained open for morning rush hour.
“A strike would be more than just illegal and inconvenient; […]

SALT LAKE CITY – A truck driver was killed Dec. 14 after an Amtrak train struck the truck he was driving, according to various published reports.
The truck, according to an Associated Press report, tried to cross the tracks in front […]

NEW YORK – A strike on the city’s subway system was looming late Dec. 15.
“The City is prepared for the worst case scenario with a robust contingency plan,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
“A strike would be more than just illegal and […]

WASHINGTON – Metro is proposing no fare increase as part of next fiscal year’s budget for the second year in a row.
Metro General Manager-CEO Richard A. White in early December outlined the authority’s $1.8 billion fiscal 2007 operating and capital […]

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is partnering with Amtrak and three commuter railroads for a three-day pilot project to test the agency’s ability to assist State and local authorities by quickly deploying federal assets in […]

NEW YORK – A replica of the first American-built steam locomotive was on display outside the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 12 as part of the opening bell festivities commemorating the 175th anniversary of Norfolk Southern Corp.
The locomotive symbolizes the […]