Brightline Trains Have Killed 9 People In 9 Weeks
A Brightline train in Florida hit and killed a pedestrian this week, bringing the high speed rail line’s death toll for the year up to nine people. The latest death …
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Runaway train speeds 43 miles down tracks in India without a driver
New Delhi — Social media channels lit up Monday as gobsmacked Indians shared a video showing a driverless train zooming past several stations at high speed. It was no cutting-edge …
Rescuers work to get a baby elephant back on her feet after a train collision that killed her mother
New Delhi — Doctors at India’s first-ever elephant hospital are using every method at their disposal, from laser stimulation to ayurvedic massage and physiotherapy, to try to get a baby elephant …
Will new rail link push more Singaporeans to opt for life in Johor Bahru as cost of living, rent in city state soars?
The capital of the Malaysian state of Johor, the city has seen a boom in construction that includes high-rise condominiums within walking distance to the border checkpoint as well as …
Deadliest Train In America Kills 3 People In 2 Separate Collisions At The Same Crossing
Brightline high-speed passenger trains operate between Orlando and Miami and hold the unwelcome distinction of being both the first intra-city high speed rail in the U.S. and the deadliest trains …
India’s bullet train dream inches closer: 100% Land acquired for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project
The government on Monday reached a significant milestone in the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail corridor project by 100 percent completion of the acquisition of all 1,389.49 hectares of required land. According …
California is building the bullet train, so let’s make it work
Gov. Gavin Newsom got the Christmas present he desperately wanted from President Joe Biden: the crucial piece of a train set. It’s a relatively small piece that’s vital to eventually …
Hyperloop’s loss is high-speed rail’s gain
In 2013, Elon Musk published a white paper that teased the idea of zipping from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just 35 minutes through a vacuum-sealed tube — a …
As Malaysia’s next king takes up Singapore high-speed rail cause, is it a case of too costly, too late?
The ruler reportedly said the project remained viable if financed privately and should be realigned to run through the troubled Forest City mega-project, in which he is a key investor, …
White House Announces $8.2 Billion Investment In High-Speed Rail
Trains are just objectively awesome and, when run properly, provide a clean, affordable way to travel between cities without having to fly. But after decades of underinvestment, the U.S.’s rail …