A lot of cities have tried doing away with the fare box. Most of them have run into problems of one kind or another.

With less than a week to go before South Boston fills with green, the Southie St. Patrick’s Day Parade is expected to draw massive crowds once again.

Commuters, residents and tourists who take to social media during warm months to complain about sweltering subway systems in New York, Boston and London should feel vindicated — new research ...

Once complete, the project will modernize a critical rail connection between Boston and Cambridge, Mass., that serves the MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak’s Downeaster Service.