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Necropolis Railway: The railway trip where only some returned
When London's burial grounds started to overflow, a rail route began for mourners - and their dead.
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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas
The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year.
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Switzerland is installing solar panels in the gap between train tracks
Interestingly, Sun-Ways isn't the first company to have started rolling out solar panels on railway tracks.
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Europe is trying to ditch planes for trains. Here’s how that’s going
Banning ultra short-haul flights, creating air-rail links, and upping taxes on domestic and short flights – European countries are leading the way towards a public transport system that favors train travel over flying, but not without problems.
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CP Rail taps Alberta manufacturer to increase fleet of hydrogen-powered trains
An Alberta manufacturing company is nearly finished preparing a second hydrogen-powered locomotive for CP Rail with the hope of signing a deal with the railway to produce more of the train engines in the years to come.
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$276 million was spent on 31 Spanish trains before it was realized they were too big to fit in the tunnels
Two Spanish officials were fired this week after the country spent $276 million on trains that were too large to fit in the rail network's tunnels.
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Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive makes first revenue run
Canadian Pacific’s experimental hydrogen-powered locomotive made its maiden revenue run last month in Calgary, Alberta, taking the first step in determining whether the technology could one day replace diesel-electric locomotives.
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Why Switzerland built a 2-kilometer-long train
Made up of 100 cars and stretching for 1,906 meters, an electric-powered train has spiraled out of the Swiss mountains to smash a world record as part of celebrations to mark the 175th anniversary of the country's railways.
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How California’s Bullet Train Went Off the Rails
America’s first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare. Political compromises created a project so expensive that almost no one knows how it can be built as originally envisioned.
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How clever mechanics keep 50-year-old BART trains running: Windows 98, eBay, and scraps
Keeping BART running is far from easy. Mechanics rely on frankensteined laptops operating Windows 98, train yard scraps, and vintage computer chips.
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The world's first hydrogen-powered passenger trains are here
The future of environmentally friendly travel might just be here -- and it's Germany that's leading the charge, with the first ever rail line to be entirely run on hydrogen-powered trains, starting from Wednesday.
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The 7 Best Steam Train Trips in the U.S.
The grandeur of the American steam locomotive lives on. Here’s where you can catch a ride behind a steam-powered passenger train this summer.
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New Longest Train Route Now Allows Passengers To Travel From Portugal to Singapore
Train enthusiasts will be delighted to learn of a new route allowing passengers to travel between Portugal and Singapore. The trip will be the longest train ride on the planet, surpassing other lengthy journeys
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World’s first battery-electric freight train unveiled in Pittsburgh
The world’s first battery-electric freight train was unveiled at an event in Pittsburgh on Friday, amid a fresh attempt by some US lawmakers to slash carbon emissions from rail transport in order to address the climate crisis.
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Dozens killed as two trains collide in southern Pakistan
At least 40 killed and more than 120 injured after express train derails and is hit by another train in Sindh province.
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Amtrak Names Seimens Mobility Preferred Bidder For New Train Equipment
California-based Siemens Mobility will be the new builder of trainsets for Amtrak, according to the railroad.
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The U.S. finally has a system to prevent deadly rail accidents. It took 50 years
A 2008 train crash in Chatsworth killed 25 people and broke a long congressional stalemate on a nationwide rail safety project known as "positive train control." Twelve years later, that system is finally in place.
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'Saved by a Whale’s Tail'
This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.
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What is a "Bomb Train" and why has the Trump administration legalized them?
From Rolling Stone: A new Trump administration rule relaxing guidelines that govern the transport of liquefied natural gas could create “bomb trains” with enough explosive power to level whole cities
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France to launch 'railway highways' in push for greener economy
France's prime minister vowed on Monday to develop "railway highways" to carry food and other goods that now go by truck, part of a government push to reduce the country's carbon footprint.
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