Marking the first official project to begin construction under the new voter-approved Measure R transportation sales tax, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) broke ground on a four-mile extension of the Metro Orange Line. More here:  L.A. Metro breaks ground on...

As investigators for the DC Metro train crash try to figure out what happened, people here are asking if a crash like that could happen on a SEPTA or PATCO train. Excerpt from: Could DC Metro Crash Happen Here? (NBC Philadelphia)

Monday’s deadly train crash in Washington, D.C., will likely join other crashes scattered through the years that taught train operators valuable safety lessons. Read the original post:  Ten Lessons Learned From Past Rail Accidents (Fox News)

On Monday, U.S. Read more here:  Sen. Boxer, Rockefeller request $50M for rail safety (Metro Magazine)

On Monday, U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John D. See the original post here:  Sen. Boxer, Rockefeller request $50M for rail safety (Metro Magazine)

High unemployment, foreclosure rates, lower gas prices lead to lower ridership. View post:  Metrolink ridership takes hit, economy, cheap gas blamed (Orange County Register)

CHARLES TOWN – As commuters from the Eastern Panhandle made their way home from work Monday evening, typical post-work chatter was intermingled with talk of a fatal train accident that left several people dead and scores of others injured. Wives of commuters who use Metro and MARC trains to get...

Six people have been confirmed dead after two metro trains collided near the Washington, D.C. and Maryland border. Original post:  6 Confirmed Dead in Metro Train Crash (ABC 2 Baltimore)

Recent commuter train accidents in the United States: –June 4, 2009: A light rail train and a city bus collide in downtown Phoenix, slightly injuring several passengers. Read the rest here:  Recent commuter train accidents in the US (Boston Globe)

_June 4, 2009: A light rail train and a city bus collide in downtown Phoenix, slightly injuring several passengers. _May 8, 2009: A trolley rear-ends another trolley that is stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston, injuring about 50 people. See the original post:  Recent U.S. commuter...

Recent commuter train accidents in the United States: More:  Recent commuter train accidents in the US (AP via Yahoo! News)

Ventura County’s contributions to the Ventura County Employee Retirement Association have increased over 327 percent in the last decade and are expected to climb about 20 to 25 percent each year over the next several years. View original here:  Grand jury recommends voters OK pension increases (Ventura...

The Emperor’s New Stimulus See more here:  The Emperor’s New Stimulus (Ventura County Reporter)

With the stroke of a pen, Missouri Gov. View post:  Metro may restore some North County bus routes (Suburban Journals)

Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. Read more from the original source: Questions/Answers (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

CLAREMONT – Affordable housing has divided portions of Claremont, again. Irvine-based Jamboree Housing Corp., a nonprofit affordable housing developer, hopes to construct a project on 3.2 acres at 111 S. College Ave. Here is the original post: Opposition growing in Claremont for low-income housing...