The Connecticut Department of Transportation is considering buying new equipment for branch line service and Shoreline East (SLE) trains. There are plans for new stations and expanded service.

Federal transportation funding is at an all-time high, available to Connecticut under formula and competitive grants. Virtually all of the state’s rail improvement priorities were included in ...

STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Reinvesting in rail infrastructure was the focus of Monday’s panel discussion organized on the Northeast Corridor Commission in Stamford. State and transportation lea… ...

Connecticut puts Springfield-New Haven commuter rail service out to bid. Updated: Dec. 31, 2014, 8:44 p.m. ... according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

Connecticut last increased fares in 2023 when the Hartford line, New Haven line and Shore Line East faced a 4.5% increase.

Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker assured lawmakers Wednesday that he has “no concerns” about the move to lease 30-year-old rail cars from Massachusetts for $4.45 million for use on ...

Construction of a second track has begun for the expanded New Haven-to-Springfield, Massachusetts, rail line, ... assistant rail administrator at the Connecticut Department of Transportation, ...

Gov. M. Jodi Rell will tell Metro-North Railroad to retain discounts for tickets purchased by Connecticut residents online and by mail and contest other administrative changes meant to bolster the ...

Jim Cameron is founder of the Commuter Action Group and advocates for Connecticut rail riders. The views he expresses in his "Talking Transportation" column are his alone and not those of the ...

As Connecticut competes with other states for a chunk of $8 billion in competitive stimulus grants set aside to invest in high-speed rail lines, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has ...