The T has been displaying wait times on boards at stations in the Boston area for years. They're hoping the MBTA Go app will bring that convenience to the palm of your hand. It shows every bus, train ...

METAIRIE, La. — A train coming around the bend makes for a good country music lyric. Not so much if you happen to get caught in traffic at the Metairie Road crossing in Jefferson Parish. “Very ...

Amtrak on Wednesday announced that it has redesigned its iOS and Android apps to provide more convenient access to train status, tickets, and more. Amtrak, the national passenger rail company in the U ...

Following the success of an app that alerts users when the railroad crossing at Metairie Road is blocked, Jefferson Parish Council members have allocated money to expand the app to another crossing.

This morning as I happily boarded the bus (a precisely timed arrival), my mind went on a long tangent imagining how inconvenient urban living must have been before the dawn of mobile transit trackers.