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Volunteers wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus hold a social distancing sign as they gather in-line to watch the final round of the men's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. Japan is playing host to the Tokyo Olympics. But the capital, as well as other populous areas, are in the middle of a government-declared "state of emergency" to curb surging COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
EXPLAINER: What Olympic host Japan’s COVID ‘emergency’ means

By Yuri Kageyama Aug. 05, 2021 12:18 AM EDT

Vermont Transportation Agency warns of rail trespassing

Jun. 26, 2021 02:09 PM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Agency of Transportation is warning about an increase in the number of people trespassing on railroad tracks since Amtrak...

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
Bowling Green Daily News. June 20, 2021. Editorial: WKU failing when it comes to transparency Last week, we published...

Connecticut governor unveils plan to cut travel time to NYC

By Susan Haigh Jun. 21, 2021 01:58 PM EDT
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont's administration unveiled an $8 billion to $10 billion plan Monday that aims to reduce commuter rail times from Connecticut to New...

CTA hopes to win back Chicago riders after pandemic slump

Jun. 12, 2021 09:21 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Commuters returning to the buses and trains run by the Chicago Transit Authority will be greeted by employee volunteers acting as “ambassadors,”...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves a staging area for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) workers, family members and officials following a shooting at one of the agency's rail yards on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. A Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman said the shooting left at least eight people, including the gunman, dead. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Authorities ID 8 victims of California railyard shooting

By Jocelyn Gecker And Martha Mendoza May. 26, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

Fire and rescue personnel gather outside a shopping mall to help injured passengers at KLCC station after two trains of Kuala Lumpur Light Rail Transit (LRT) collided in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo)
Malaysian official says train crash caused by human error

May. 24, 2021 11:05 PM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 21, 2021 following the virtual 'Global Health Summit'. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
The Latest: Sri Lanka halts trains, buses to curb virus

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2021 file photo, a LNER Azuma train crossing the Forth Bridge in Edinburgh. Britain plans to bring the national rail network back under government control, reversing one of the most controversial elements of the privatization drive carried out by the Conservative governments of the 1980s and ’90s. Under plans announced Thursday, May 20, 2021, the government will create a new entity known as Great British Railways that will own all railroad infrastructure, set most fares and schedules, collect ticket revenue and run a single ticketing website. Private companies will continue to operate trains under contracts with the state. (Euan Cherry/PA via AP, File)
UK to reunify national rail network under government control

May. 20, 2021 06:14 AM EDT

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y., where the Toronto Blue Jays are scheduled to play several home games due to restrictions in cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP)
New York to let vaccinated people ditch masks

By Marina Villeneuve May. 17, 2021 08:26 AM EDT

Thousands of people leaving for their native places to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr crowd a ferry at the Mawa terminal ignoring risks of coronavirus infection in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Festival travel, vaccine shortage put Bangladesh at risk

By Julhas Alam May. 13, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

A security person stands guard as people drink at a park in Tokyo on April 21, 2021. Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in the streets because bars are closed. Protests planned over a possible visit by the Olympics chief. As the coronavirus spreads in Japan ahead of the Tokyo Olympics starting in 11 weeks, one of the world’s least vaccinated nations is showing signs of strain, both societal and political. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP)
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps

By Mari Yamaguchi May. 06, 2021 10:53 PM EDT

A subway car is prepared to be lowered to the ground, with the help of a crane, from a collapsed elevated section of the metro, in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The elevated section of the Line 12 metro collapsed late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 79, city officials said. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Overpass collapse on Mexico City metro kills at least 24

By Fabiola Sánchez May. 04, 2021 05:30 AM EDT

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds a press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic and urged people who are young and or hesitant to get vaccinated at the Belle Center, in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, April 29, 2021. (John Hickey/The Buffalo News via AP)
24-hour subway service returning to city that never sleeps

By Karen Matthews And Marina Villeneuve May. 03, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

People ride escalators at Washington Metro's Dupont Circle station, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win passengers back. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

By Hope Yen, Christopher Weber, Sophia Tareen And David Porter May. 02, 2021 08:13 AM EDT

A woman waits to board a train as it arrives at Metro Center station, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling with a new uncertainty: how to win passengers back. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year

By Hope Yen, Christopher Weber, Sophia Tareen And David Porter May. 02, 2021 08:09 AM EDT

Schumer: NYC must restore around-the-clock subway service

May. 02, 2021 06:00 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is demanding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority restore around-the-clock subway service in New York City,...

President Joe Biden speaks during an event to mark Amtrak's 50th anniversary at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
All aboard! Biden celebrates Amtrak's 50 years on the rails

By Darlene Superville Apr. 30, 2021 10:51 AM EDT

People wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus stand in queues to board trains at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 14, 2021.Migrant workers are swarming rail stations in India's financial capital Mumbai to go to their home villages as virus-control measures dry up work in the hard-hit region. The government of Maharashtra state imposed lockdown-like curbs on Wednesday for 15 days to check the spread of the virus. It closed most industries, businesses and public places and limited the movement of people, but didn’t stop the bus, train and air services. An exodus ensued, with panicked day laborers hauling backpacks onto overcrowded trains leaving Mumbai, travel that raises fears of infections spreading in rural areas. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Day workers leaving India's cities as virus dries up jobs

By Rajanish Kakade Apr. 16, 2021 03:09 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 02:33 PM EDT
Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board. April 8, 2021. Editorial: CT must catch up with times on voting There shouldn...