Transportation

The Los Angeles-area transit system will achieve a major milestone on Friday with the long-awaited opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center station, bringing rail service the closest it has ever been to Los Angeles International Airport and giving travelers a new car-free option for reaching the airfield.

A federal investigation continued Friday after a private jet smashed into a San Diego neighborhood, damaging several homes and injuring 8 people on the ground while killing multiple people on board.

The Department of Transportation opened a new DASH route in Pacoima on Saturday, providing critical transportation service to residents in the northeast San Fernando Valley.

An investigation is underway after an Amtrak train struck and killed three people who were on the tracks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, officials said.

Some of the notable bridges listed include the Golden Gate Bridge in California, the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, and the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.

“I don’t want to see people lose their lives because we have an air traffic control system that fails,” the transportation secretary said Thursday on a visit to the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City.

The Trump administration will be reviewing the high-speed rail project to see whether it is financially feasible. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.

The Trump administration is going to take a look at federal funding to see if they should continue with this investment. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.

Transportation Secretary announces the review at LA’s Union Station. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Thursday Feb. 20, 2025.

Newly released video captured the moment of impact between a UTA FrontRunner train and an SUV in Layton, Utah.

Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters.

Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

Sean Duffy, who was confirmed as Secretary of Transportation on Wednesday, said that “we are going to take responsibility” to make sure that “these mistakes do not happen again.”

U.S. travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities starting Wednesday, May 7.

Metro on Wednesday issued several detours and service suspensions of its bus and rail lines due to the fires burning in Los Angeles County. Detours have been ordered on the following lines because of street closures: Metro Micro service north of Washington and Sierra Madre boulevards, and west of the Foothill (210) Freeway in Pasadena and Altadena is canceled; The…

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is pumping nearly $70 billion dollars into improving and expanding passenger rail across the U.S. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us that traveling by train can also be good for the planet.

President-elect Donald Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.

With air travel reaching new heights, the Department of Transportation has stepped in with new refund rules to help passengers get their money back if trips don’t go as planned.

Toyota and Honda hold their value better than just about any other brand. CNBC looks at how they got this way and explores what could knock them off the podium.