Britain Marks 200th Anniversary of World-Changing Rail Journey
LONDON (AP) – The historic British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age is being celebrated Saturday on the 200th anniversary. On Sept. 27, 1825, ...
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Videos allegedly show ‘reckless’ NYC subway operator allowing minors to take MTA train out for a joyride
Videos allegedly captured a New York City subway operator allowing minors to take an aboveground train out on an illegal joyride — in a stunt transit leaders blasted as “reckless.” ...
35 Union Pacific train cars derail in horrific scene in small Texas town
Thirty-five cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Tuesday afternoon near a small Texas town, officials said. No injuries were reported and no evacuations have been ordered following the afternoon ...
High-speed train linking NYC to Los Angeles proposed ahead of FIFA World Cup
A high-speed rail line hopes to connect Los Angeles to New York City in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A proposal — dubbed “The Transcontinental Chief” and pitched ...
Belmond’s New Train – the ‘Britannic Explorer’ – is Peak British Luxury
Just days after it was revealed that the British royal family’s Royal Train is being decommissioned in 2027, upscale hospitality and leisure company Belmond – part of the LVMH portfolio ...
At least 4 MTA employees attacked by unhinged riders on NYC buses, trains: cops, sources
At least four MTA employees were hurt in recent attacks as unhinged riders raged at them with wrenches, fists and feet across the Big Apple, cops and sources said. In ...
NJ Transit trains running at full service after strike halted nation’s third busiest commuter railroad, causing chaos
New Jersey trains were back up and running at full service early Tuesday after the end of the engineer’s strike that thrust the nation’s third-busiest commuter railroad into chaos for ...
Manic Monday: NJ Transit strike is over — but commuters still feeling the pain: ‘Pandemonium!’
NJ Transit riders are breathing a sigh of relief as the rail system reached a tentative agreement to bring a short-lived engineers’ strike to an end, but they’re coping with ...
Mother and daughter dead, toddler injured and child missing after train strikes family crossing Ohio tracks
A train struck a family crossing an Ohio bridge Sunday evening, killing a mother and her adult daughter, injuring a toddler and leaving rescuers desperately scrambling to find a 5-year-old ...
NJ Transit engineers on strike after contract negotiations fail — wreaking havoc on commuters
NJ Transit has failed to reach a contract agreement with locomotive engineers, resulting in the first major transit strike to hit New Jersey since 1983. The rail system had been ...
