U.S. based General Electric (GE) has announced it has inked a $2.6 billion contract to supply India with 1,000 diesel locomotives. The deal is scheduled to take 11 years to complete. GE will also build […]
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Bay Area Rapid Transit Bans The Use Of Vapes On Their Trains
The public transportation service in San Francisco is putting up a fight against riders who frequently use electronic cigarettes while using their services. The Bay Area Rapid Transit, commonly known as BART, has started to […]
MIT Student Builds Real-Time Train Schedule On His Wall
Figuring out when a train is scheduled to arrive can be a real chore. However, this is not true for 21-year-old MIT engineering student Ian Reynolds. The college student built a real-time map of the […]
U.S. High Speed Rail Projects Continue Slowly But Surely
Despite a history composed largely of inaction on the issue, U.S. plans for high-speed rail systems are being rejuvenated following an announcement last week of the new XpressWest bullet train line connecting Las Vegas and […]
What Travel Speed Is Best For Transport Networks?
New research indicates that London’s trains are traveling too fast for their own good. Faster trains mean more congestion. Conversely, if trains were actually faster in New York, that would mean less congestion. The research […]
Tennessee Latest To See Train Related Chemical Spill As Nearly 5,000 Evacuated Overnight
The latest incident involving a derailed train car carrying toxic chemicals happened early Thursday, after the train burst into flames and released toxic fumes that forced the evacuation of 5,000 people in a rural Tennessee […]
Whole Town Evacuated In Latest Oil By Train Accident
New evidence emerged today showing carrying oil by rail, despite industry assurances to the contrary, is incredibly dangerous. A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire Wednesday morning, forcing authorities to evacuate the nearby […]