At least 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide
[ADAMUZ, Spain] At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night in the worst railway accident in the country…
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Biden promised faster trains, Amtrak delivered slower ones
When Amtrak's new NextGen Acela trains rolled into a station in August, they were gleaming pieces of modern machinery. Source link
Punctuality, passenger impact among LTA’s new reliability indicators; 99% of trains on time in Sept
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has released data on three new rail reliability indicators, with one of them showing that more than 99 per cent of trains ran on time in September.…
How to Keep Subways and Trains Cool in an Ever Hotter World
TfL, to its credit, has made many efforts over the years to try to deal with the problem of hot tunnels, including attaching cooling panels to tunnel walls. The panels, which circulate…
Amtrak’s new Acela trains can’t keep up with high-speed rail
A quarter of a century after the Acela began whisking passengers between Washington, New York, and Boston, the Acela’s slightly faster replacement finally began service at the end of…
Woman lives next to train, here's why she will never move out
A video showcasing a woman's enchanting view of a "magical" holiday train, as seen from her apartment window in Chicago, Illinois, has gone viral on TikTok. Posted by Sveta Damiani…
New video details California high-speed rail route to Los Angeles
What's New The California High-Speed Rail Authority released a video on Friday detailing the Palmdale to Los Angeles sections of the transport project. The video—roughly four minutes…
More Americans are taking the train than ever
More Americans rode Amtrak trains than ever in 2024, as interest in passenger rail has seen a resurgence across the United States. Amtrak set its all-time ridership record for a fiscal…
Transport group says German buses, trains depend on Syrian drivers
The public transport sector has added its voice to the current debate in Germany as to whether Syrian refugees should return to their country of origin, following the overthrow of the…
China's 1,000 km/h Maglev Trains Aim to Surpass Planes: Elon Musk Calls It a "Super Big Deal
China is developing high-speed maglev trains that could revolutionize transportation by achieving speeds up to 1,000 km per hour, surpassing airplanes. According to reports, tests are…
Pregnant woman outraged over what she's forced to do on Metro
People have been left divided after a pregnant woman shared the moment she didn't get a seat on a busy train. Mona M. Ali is 35 and lives in Stockholm, Sweden. At 25 weeks pregnant, she…
Special trains to be run between Panvel and Nanded on Diwali, Chhath Puja
The bookings for trips of train No 07626 on special charges will open on October 14. | Representative Photo: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 11:34 PM IST Central…
At 97%, Railways draws close to full electrification of broad gauge network
Indian Railways has completed electrification of 96.68 per cent of its broad gauge network, as it moved swiftly to become fully-electrified by 2024-25. Six more states now have 100 per…
How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of rail travel forever
Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the…