Private Train Cars Persist In the Era of Private Jets and Luxury Travel
Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car.
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Barge capacity
One 15-barge tow on the lower Mississippi holds about 875,000 bushels of grain, the load of almost 216 rail cars or 1,000 trucks. Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ReliableWaterwaySystem042025.pdf
China massively overbuilt high-speed rail, says leading economic geographer
Lu Dadao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences warns that oversized, underused HSR infrastructure has ignored basic economic logic, weakened public finances, and derailed regional planning.
Alta True Tales: Tunnel 13
Julian Smith revisits the deadly Tunnel 13 train robbery, the DeAutremont brothers, and the forensic science that cracked the case.
The secrets of the shinkansen
Japan's railways are the finest in the world. Other countries can copy its formula.
Strap Rail
The early history of the United States runs along with the first years of the railroad.
A Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern combination would redraw the railroad map - Trains
Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile colossus that could offer seamless service from coast to coast, bypassing longtime interchange choke points in Chicago and at gateways along the…
How to redraw a city
Japan faced some of the world’s toughest planning problems. It solved them by letting homeowners redesign neighborhoods together.
The Hobo Handbook by Jeremiah David
May 9, 2025 – “The Guide is either the train hopper’s Bible or an outdated relic, a must-have or a crutch, depending on whom you ask.”
Ride the Rails to Discover Hidden History and Incredible Hiking in Colorado
Follow the footsteps of cowboys and coal miners—and catch a rare glimpse of the state’s wild inner core.
Nine of the Most Beautiful and Affordable Train Journeys Around the World
25 Days, 9 Countries, 1,959 Miles: Seeing Europe by Train
For one British writer left adrift by Brexit, a cross-continental train trip might be the best way to reconnect with her European neighbors.
Why high speed rail hasn’t caught on – Casey Handmer's blog
High Speed Rail (HSR) has been in the news, with a recent New York Times article listing some of the reasons that the California HSR project seems unlikely to ever be completed. Quite aside from Ca…
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AWS for Industry, But Better: The Railroad Investment Case
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Europe jumps on the train
More and more people are using this form of travel to get around the continent, using high-speed routes and a network of night trains that continues to expand. We traveled from Madrid to Prague and witnessed how the future of European transportation is clean and fast