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Officials say crash like D.C. Metro not likely in other cities

The trains that crashed on the Washington Metro depended on a 33-year-old automated control system widely used in cities across the United States, according to the American Public Transportation Association.

Spokesman: Officer in subway shooting has resigned

The officer involved in a New Year's Day shooting that left a passenger dead in a crowded Oakland, California, subway station resigned Wednesday, a Bay Area Rapid Transit spokesman said.

CNNMoney: Straphangers grow in step with gas prices

Americans turned to public transportation in the third quarter at their biggest jump in 25 years as gas prices hit record levels, according to a Monday report.

Group: AIG's woes put public transit in trouble with banks

The ongoing financial crisis could put public transit systems nationwide at risk of defaulting on more than $2 billion in loans backed by troubled insurer American International Group, an industry advocacy group said Thursday.

15 injured in bus-train collision in L.A.

A metro train and a bus collided Friday, injuring at least 15 people near downtown Los Angeles, officials said.

Time.com: Light Rail Train, Bus Crash Near LA; 14 Hurt

A light rail train slammed into a bus near downtown during Friday morning's commute, injuring at least 13 people, fire officials said

Commuter train engineer didn't apply brakes in fatal crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said a Metrolink train that slammed head-on into a freight train Friday did not apply its brakes, according to preliminary data from the investigation.

Train collision probe to examine text messages

Federal investigators said Sunday they plan to get the cell phone records of two teenagers and the engineer of a commuter train to determine whether text messages played a part in a collision that killed 25 people.

Time.com: LA Commuter Train Wreck; 18 Dead, 135 Hurt

Emergency crews found more victims early Saturday, boosting the death toll to 18, as they delicately picked apart the mangled wreckage of a commuter train that collided head-on with a freight train on the same track

Time.com: Mass Transit Use Surges 5.2%

The nation's public transportation systems logged a 5.2 percent jump in ridership in the second quarter, according to industry figures to be released Tuesday

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