ROME — Italy’s prime minister has delayed the launch of a project to build a high speed rail link to France, a project which divides the two parties in the nation’s ruling government coalition. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte put on hold the finalization of tenders for the multi-billion-Euro project, which would create a high speed […]
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Mexico’s new Copper Canyon train chases upscale clientele NEWSWIRE
Spectacular bridges are one of the features of the Chepe Express trip through the Copper Canyon region. Chepe Express The full-height windows are one of the key features of the Terraza lounge car which brings up the rear of the train. The windows can be opened when weather permits. Chepe Express CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — The […]
N scale Monolith Valley
Check out this video of Giorgio Calzoni’s N scale Monolith Valley RR in Bologna, Italy. […]
N scale Monolith Valley
Check out this video of Giorgio Calzoni’s N scale Monolith Valley RR in Bologna, Italy. […]
At least 25 dead as train accident leads to fire in Cairo station NEWSWIRE
At least 25 people are reported dead after this locomotive rammed into a bumper post at high speed, setting off a fire in Cairo’s main train station. Associated Press/Nariman El-Mofty CAIRO — At least 25 people have been killed and 50 injured in a fire at Cairo’s main train station, which ignited after after a […]
Steam on London’s Underground in central London likely for last time in June NEWSWIRE
Steam on the Underground in 2013 – Metropolitan Railway No. 1 next to a brand new Underground train at Moorgate station. Keith Fender LONDON — Transit agency Transport for London has announced plans to commemorate 150 years of the city’s District Line subway route by running steam hauled trains on part of the system June […]
Swiss narrow gauge railway adventure on the Albula Pass
Join Trains Digital Editor Steve Sweeney for a Swiss narrow gauge mountain railroad adventure on the Albula Pass. Watch as scheduled passenger and freight trains operate on the Rhaetian Railway’s extensive meter gauge line over the Alps between Preda and Bergun, Switzerland. Information on how to visit Switzerland with Trains in 2019 is available online. […]
Swiss narrow gauge railway adventure on the Albula Pass
Join Trains Digital Editor Steve Sweeney for a Swiss narrow gauge mountain railroad adventure on the Albula Pass. Watch as scheduled passenger and freight trains operate on the Rhaetian Railway’s extensive meter gauge line over the Alps between Preda and Bergun, Switzerland. Information on how to visit Switzerland with Trains in 2019 is available online. […]
CRRC interest in Washington Metro contract raises cybersecurity concerns NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — China’s state-owned rail equipment manufacturer is showing interest in building new rail cars for the Washington Metro system, the Washington Post reports, despite concerns expressed in Congress about cybersecurity and economic issues of such a plan. CRRC sent 11 employees to a January event for companies interested in bidding on the system’s 8000-series […]
Mexico teachers’ protests to take toll on Kansas City Southern earnings NEWSWIRE
Patrick Ottensmeyer, Kansas City Southern CEO TRAINS: David Lassen MIAMI — The teachers’ strike and related protests in Mexico — which blocked Kansas City Southern’s key route between Mexico City and the Port of Lazaro Cardenas for nearly a month — will ding the railroad’s earnings per share by 5 cents in the first quarter. […]
Mexican teachers end strike blocking train traffic to port NEWSWIRE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern de Mexico reports it has restored service into the port of Lázaro Cárdenas after striking teachers blocked trains. Claiming they were owed pay, benefits, and bonuses, teachers in the state of Michoacán, west of Mexico City in mid-January began blockading tracks. They shut down at least 250 trains […]
Japanese railroad, manufacturers working on 250-mph bullet train NEWSWIRE
TOKYO — One Japanese railroad seeks to push the latest high speed train technology to nearly 250 mph with a new passenger trainset in development. The English-language version of Kyodo News reports on a 10-car “next-generation Shinkansen” train with a designed top speed of about 224 mph. The news site reports that the East Japan […]
