There was a time when American passenger railroads were the envy of the world. From New York’s subway network to diesel-powered high-speed trains that peaked at 115 miles per hour in the 1930s, the ...

People drive significantly less in European cities with a metro system than in cities that only have trams or no rail-based public transport at all. This is shown by a new study from the Complexity ...

Europe’s public transit captains showed off their skills at an annual championship. “We have been practicing,” a Dutch competitor said. “But the other teams have also been practicing, too.” By Amelia ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — On a visit to southern Spain last year, Lithuanian tourist Daiva Malinauskiene encountered a typical traveler’s problem: no one could give her directions in a language she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a distinctive horn, a ringing bell, and the familiar hiss of air brakes, a unique rail vehicle departs a Budapest depot, ...

Left: Average commuting patterns, weighted by population, across three mobility categories—active mobility (A), public transport (B), and motorized private transport (C)—depending on whether cities ...