Today: November 04, 2024
Today: November 04, 2024

Trains

Europe

Italy's vintage trains lure tourists off beaten track

As it rolls across Italy's central regions, a vintage diesel locomotive towing carriages from the 1930s and 1950s crosses the forests of the Majella

Italy's vintage trains lure tourists off beaten track
Business|Europe|Technology

Alstom wins $3 billion train order in Hamburg, shares rise

Alstom has signed a framework deal worth up to 2.8 billion euros ($3.0 billion) to deliver 374 new metro trains and rail technology for Hamburger Hochbahn in Germany, the

Alstom wins $3 billion train order in Hamburg, shares rise
Americas|News|World

Two killed as Chilean train on test run collides with cargo train

Two people were killed and nine injured on Thursday when a passenger train in a test run by Chile's state railway company (EFE) collided with a cargo train

Two killed as Chilean train on test run collides with cargo train
News|US

Some Boston subway trains are now sporting googly eyes

Subway riders in Boston are playing their own game of “Where’s Waldo?”

Some Boston subway trains are now sporting googly eyes
Europe|News|World

Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 7 people and injuring 5

Officials in Slovakia say that a train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia, leaving at least seven people dead and five injured

Prague-to-Budapest train collides with a bus in Slovakia, killing 7 people and injuring 5
Americas|News|US

Migrants aboard Mexico cargo trains stranded miles from U.S. border

Migrants were stranded in Mexico on Friday miles from the U.S. border after the freight train they were traveling on top of abruptly stopped, amid the ongoing

Migrants aboard Mexico cargo trains stranded miles from U.S. border
Technology|Travel

How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis

Love it or hate it, the ‘Acela Corridor’ has developed a widely recognized identity thanks to the trains that link it together.

How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis
Election|Political|US

New book on 'whistle-stop' campaign trains describes politics and adventure throughout history

Just in time for the 2024 presidential election, a new book chronicles the storied history of whistle-stop campaign trains, from the earliest days of rail travel through to today

New book on 'whistle-stop' campaign trains describes politics and adventure throughout history
Europe|Lifestyle|News|Technology|Travel

London's iconic underground map is getting an update, with 6 new names and colors

London's iconic underground train map is getting a major update

London's iconic underground map is getting an update, with 6 new names and colors
Business|Economy|Europe|News

German train drivers go on strike for 6 days, bringing railway traffic to a near-standstill - again

Germany’s train drivers have brought rail traffic to a standstill again when they began a six-day strike to push their demands in a rancorous dispute with the country’s main railway operator over working hours and pay

German train drivers go on strike for 6 days, bringing railway traffic to a near-standstill - again
Technology|Travel|US

Las Vegas-to-California high-speed electric rail project gets OK for $2.5B more in bonds

A proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California has gotten another boost

Las Vegas-to-California high-speed electric rail project gets OK for $2.5B more in bonds
Business|Europe|News|Travel

Members of a union representing German train drivers vote for open-ended strikes in bitter dispute

Members of a union representing German train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to stage open-ended strikes in a bitter dispute with the main national railway operator over working hours and pay

Members of a union representing German train drivers vote for open-ended strikes in bitter dispute
Technology|Travel|World

Mexico's president inaugurates first part of $20 billion tourist train project on Yucatan peninsula

Mexico’s president has inaugurated the first part of the pet project of his administration, a tourist train that runs in a rough loop around the Yucatan peninsula

Mexico's president inaugurates first part of $20 billion tourist train project on Yucatan peninsula
News|Uncategorized|World

A Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation's capital with the front line

The train that runs from Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, to the city of Kramatorsk in the east stands apart from others in Ukraine

A Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation's capital with the front line
Business|Technology|Travel

High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami

A privately owned high-speed passenger train service has been launched between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs

High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami
Business|Technology

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed

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