After much delay, Metro is set to open two new light rail lines, but it remains to be seen if other lines will be built. In Part 1 of our series "Houston's New Tracks," we take a look back at the ...

Light Rail Transit Opens in Houston Houston's new train system began operating on New Year's Day, despite critics who say it won't help ease the city's heavy car traffic. Houston drivers are ...

Houston's light rail system is fully open, but closing out a complicated rail car purchase that nearly derailed the new lines remains a challenge for transit officials. Metropolitan Transit ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood likes Houston's light rail that's up and running but warns that regional transit officials have squandered opportunities the past decade by not building ...

Metro getting Houston light rail projects back on track. Metro chugs ahead on rail plansAgency feels feds will make good on grant of $900 million. By CHRIS MORAN , HOUSTON CHRONICLE Jan 3, 2011.

METRO light rail train at the Dryden Station. Parts of Houston's light rail lines are closed through the weekend for cleaning and repairs, with METRO offering free bus rides in the impacted areas.

Houston has a bad reputation among urbanists, most often evoked as a dystopic car-scape to be avoided. And while the city’s transit system has its problems – the share of commuters using public ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Transportation to and from the airport can be a headache, requiring time, patience, and focus. But METRO has big goals to make it easy with light rail to Hobby Airport.

According to Connecting Texas 2050, Texas Central Partners and Amtrak are exploring the possibility of developing high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston, which is estimated to serve nearly six ...