Since the beginning of this year, a half-dozen MBTA Commuter Rail trains have collided with vehicles that crossed onto railroad tracks, some with deadly consequences for the drivers. Then, in separate ...

Commuters catch the train at the Franklin station. The MBTA’s Commuter Rail network has made impressive gains in ridership over the past several years thanks to increased reliability, but a new study ...

Without replenishing its ranks, the T says, it could struggle to keep up current levels of Commuter Rail service in the coming years.

Other countries are efficiently building regional rail. Minnesota shouldn’t reject future lines because this commuter rail ...