Dramatically transforming sections of the Long Island Rail Road that require diesel instead of electric railcars — speeding up commutes and expanding ridership — has for decades been a goal of Island ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With no heavy battery, no emissions, no time wasted recharging, trolleybuses are powered entirely by overhead electric wires. At a ...

A vehicle went up in flames on Tuesday night after overhead wires began sparking in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood. Authorities say it happened in the area of Russell and Sullivan Street. Video ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A tractor-trailer struck and sheared off part of a utility pole in Richmond Valley Monday evening, causing a tangled mess of wires to fall onto the vehicle and roadway. The ...