MINA, SAUDI ARABIA—Some Muslims beginning the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday have a new way to avoid the crowds: an elevated light-rail that will whisk them between holy sites.

Elevated transit is among the alternatives Metrolinx is considering to address Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s concerns about street-level light rail that takes away car lanes from city streets.

The city passed on elevated light rail in 1981, then had a project yanked out from under it in 2019. Hamilton LRT 2.0 is back on track — assuming it is not derailed by next year’s city election.

No trains are running yet on the West Island portion of the light rail REM line, but a deer found its way onto the track on Friday for a rip. The deer was spotted on the elevated portion of the ...

The $10-billion elevated light-rail project will create a massive visual barrier that will cut off Chinatown from its surroundings and block views that Montrealers have enjoyed for more than a ...

The costs are pretty mysterious at the moment, but they’re unlikely to be cheaper than the original Transit City plan. The closest comparison for elevated rail is probably Vancouver’s Canada ...

1975: The province pursues a compromise: an elevated light-rail line, which falls somewhere between a streetcar and a subway. 1985: The Scarborough RT opens two years late, eating up more than ...

Ronald Daigneault was among those living in Montreal's east end who were adamantly opposed to constructing an elevated light-rail track right down Sherbrooke Street. So after plenty of public ...

Therefore, this line would be a hybrid surface/elevated LRT line, respecting diverse conditions in each segment, and balancing speed with user-friendliness, urban integration and cost.