October 15, 2024
A New Jersey Transit light-rail train operator died and 23 passengers were hurt early Monday after the lead car hit a tree which fell onto the tracks. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. ET when the southbound train from Trenton …
December 7, 2018
Nationally, public transit systems are seeing a steady increase in liability claim severity, even as ridership declines, according to a new study from Aon. Aon’s study found that overall public transit liability claim frequency is growing 1 percent annually, with …
December 5, 2018
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to begin a self-driving shuttle service in Providence. The agency said Monday that May Mobility in Ann Arbor, Mich., will operate the state’s first autonomous transit pilot service, to launch …
November 7, 2016
A subway train struck two workers in a tunnel early Thursday, killing one and injuring the other, and investigators are looking at whether there’s enough room in the escape alcoves along the tracks. A federal official briefed on the investigation …