trains
Southern California Train Tracks Keep Eroding, Emergency Repairs Will Take Months, Authorities Announce
Perhaps 100-foot steel anchors in the bedrock will help.
Amtrak Shuts Down Its Second-Busiest Corridor Due to Coastal Erosion, Again
“Until we have confirmation from the experts the slope movement has stopped, we will not resume Metrolink service,” the commuter rail line that runs on the same tracks said.
US on Verge of ‘Economic Disaster’ Because Freight Rail Workers Can’t Get Sick Time
Freight rail workers want to strike for sick and guaranteed paid leave time, a move that would consequently force freight rail companies to hire adequate staff. The companies refuse.
Freight Rail Workers Voted to Strike. Here’s Why They Can’t (Yet).
Unlike most industries, the federal government has to allow freight rail workers to strike.
America Aspires to One Day in the Far Future Build Rail Service Worse Than It Was in the 1940s
Amtrak has a bold vision for the future: slower trains than the days before color television.
Why the UK’s Trains Can’t Handle the Heat
Slow speeds and closed lines have crippled the country’s rail network due to the unprecedented heat wave.
Lawsuits Galore Filed in Deadly Amtrak Crash as Locals Say They’ve Been Warning About Risk for Years
The steep grade, blocked views, and lack of warning lights and gates made the deadly crash tragically predictable, locals say.
Six Dead In Two Amtrak Crashes Due to Cars on Tracks Within 24 Hours
The two crashes, in California and Missouri, both occurred at track crossings without gates or other alert systems.
Texas Supreme Court Rules This Train Is a Train
Group opposing bullet train from Houston to Dallas sued under the grounds it's not really a train and therefore can’t use the state’s eminent domain laws.
New York Politicians Hype New Train Station Without One Thing: The Trains
Officials distributed a hype video, glossy renderings, a press release, and gave a press conference about the plan to replace Penn Station. You could almost forget the whole point of the place is the trains.
America’s Freight Train Drivers Are Exhausted and Overworked
A new attendance policy has made the life of train conductors and engineers a nightmare, and there’s nothing they can do about it.
Man Inspired by QAnon and Hopped Up on Caffeine Purposefully Derailed Train
Eduardo Moreno said he spent time on "dark" internet sites that led him to derail a train.