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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a two-year blueprint for transportation that gives states greater spending flexibility, allows the federal government to set minimum safety standards for subway systems and buys time to find a solution for a funding system teetering on the verge of bankruptcy.

China's second-biggest train maker will recall 54 bullet trains used on the new showcase Beijing-Shanghai line for safety reasons, the firm said on Friday, dealing a fresh blow to the nation's scandal-plagued rail system.

"Carmageddon" and the full 405 Freeway shutdown may not take effect until midnight, but Los Angeles police and transportation officials are urging people to stay off the freeways on Friday.

On a chilly evening in February, a commuter train bound for Worcester, Mass., broke down outside Boston, transforming passengers' usual 80-minute commute into a four-hour nightmare.

As our train raced through the familiar scenery of rural and small-town China on this sunny Monday morning -- alternating between green farmland and red tiled-roofs, my Chinese seatmate proudly pointed to a coffee cup on the tray table.

Companies introduce car-sharing services for people who need to get behind the wheel and car owners who want to make an extra buck.

Some U.S. cities are better positioned to deal with rising gas prices because of their compact design and transit systems, a civic group say ...

The federal government says more overweight Americans are squeezing onto buses, and it may have to rewrite bus safety rules because of it.

Travelers are exposed to all sorts of indignities on the road, but the rude service employees they encounter along the way seem to trump most other in-transit frustrations, a new survey finds.

High-speed rail projects in California, Florida and Illinois are among the big winners of $8 billion in grants to be announced ...