Capital Metro's first urban commuter rail train is a long way from home at Stadler Rail Group's Switzerland manufacturing plant, but it's already making an impact in Austin as the first of six ...

It's been a hard climb, but Austin's relatively small MetroRail transit service—built and operated since March 2010 by Capital Metro—is finally starting to prove its worth. MetroRail—originally ...

CapMetro rail service was temporarily disrupted after a pedestrian was struck by a freight train early Tuesday morning.

Austin, Tex.’s Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it will begin testing its Stadler diesel multiple-unit (DMU) cars (previously categorized by the agency as diesel light rail transit, ...

Each trip taken on the rail costs taxpayers dearly, according to data provided by Capitol Metro. In 2014, the rail line had an operating deficit of $12.6 million. The upfront capital costs of $140 ...

Second, CapMetro argued in their blog response that the rail had spurred development. MetroRail’s nine stations [have] served as a catalyst for significant [transit oriented development], with ...

• The assembly of Capital Metro’s first urban commuter-rail train is complete. • Stadler Rail Group has begun static testing of the vehicle at its manufacturing plant in Switzerland.

AUSTIN, Texas — Back in June, CapMetro suspended the MetroRail Saturday service in Austin – the train that runs from Leander to Downtown. As of Jan. 11, the trains resumed running the rails ...

• Jeremy Louis Barta, 31, was killed on April 30, 2012, when his vehicle was struck by a train at a private rail crossing in North Austin. His two kids, who were in the vehicle with him, were ...

The Austin American-Statesman reported Sunday that it's the first major overhaul of Capital Metro's rail system since the $130 million MetroRail service opened to passengers in 2010.

When it comes to proposed passenger rail, KOKE-FM talk host Bob Cole of Austin said recently, "Austin has been just like every other city in the country: The facts and figures they give you to ...