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After high demand for train tickets to next weekend’s Taylor Swift concerts at Gillette Stadium prompted the MBTA to schedule more trips, the new round of tickets sold…swiftly. The first round of tickets sold out in hours, and when the new round of MBTA Commuter Rail tickets went on sale Friday at 11 a.m., it took just one minute...

A freight train derailed and caught fire overnight in Raymond, Minnesota.

Authorities say a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup has derailed and caught fire in Minnesota and nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate from their homes.

A freight train carrying trash and recycling materials derailed in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Thursday, prompting local firefighters to urge the public to avoid the area. The derailment took place around noon near Sculley Road, the Ayer Fire Department said. They added in a Facebook post that, “The railroad cars involved do NOT contain hazardous materials.” Footage from the scene showed…

The MBTA has released its list of slow zones on the T, revealing for the first time exactly where its trains have to slow down and by how much. The Orange Line has the highest percentage of track with speed restrictions — there are slow zones on 2.9 miles of its run from Forest Hills in Boston to Oak Grove…

Promoters envision a relaxed ride with a meal and sleep before arriving bright-eyed at the destination. The 14-hour ride would travel through Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Quebec.

With a federal investigation casting a shadow over the MBTA, likely Democratic gubernatorial nominee Maura Healey announced Tuesday she would overhaul the T’s leadership and target both short- and long-term reforms to the state’s transportation network. Healey rolled out a lengthy transportation plan, calling hazards across the system “unacceptable” and the “first challenge she will take on” if elected...

Much of the Orange Line’s route goes through Boston, and Jascha Franklin-Hodge, the chief of streets for the city of Boston, outlined on Wednesday the city’s early plans for how to help riders get around — though he stressed it could change.

Freight rail traffic through Charlotte, Vermont was halted temporarily Monday morning, following the discovery of a suspicious object. Vermont State Police say an item that resembled a grenade was located in a bird house near the train tracks on Ferry Road, forcing train traffic through the community south of Burlington to be put on hold. The bomb squad responded and…

The East Coast offers an array of popular tourist destinations that both attract visitors and entertain locals. One way to explore the coast is by immersing oneself in its scenery, and train rides are a great way to do so — particularly in New England. In a ranking published to TheTravel.com, the ninth most scenic ride on the East Coast…

Vermont Transportation Agency officials are warning about people walking along the newly refurbished railroad line between Burlington and Rutland where Amtrak trains are conducting full-speed test runs. The Transportation Agency’s Toni Clithero made the comments Tuesday, a day after there were two close calls between Amtrak trains and people walking along the active tracks, in West Rutland and Brandon....