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Yahoo Finance It took 17 years to build and cost $12 billion.
Swiss trains now running through world's longest rail tunnel
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Switzerland's national rail company SBB has started regular service through the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest railway tunnel.
111 months ago
National Geographic A switch engine will move these out-of-use train cars when they're needed—until then, they lend pattern and color to this Houston, Texas, rail yard.
Photo of the Day: Sidelined
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Stored railroad cars sit in a rail yard, waiting to be used in this National Geographic Photo of the Day from Your Shot member Jassen T.
116 months ago
National Geographic A switch engine will move these out-of-use train cars when they're needed—until then, they lend pattern and color to this Houston, Texas, rail yard.
Photo of the Day: Sidelined
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Stored railroad cars sit in a rail yard, waiting to be used in this National Geographic Photo of the Day from Your Shot member Jassen T.
116 months ago
VICE News This could be the future of rail travel in Europe.
The US Has a Lot to Do to Catch Up to This Swiss Engineering Marvel
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The opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest rail tunnel in the world, is a big deal for Europe. The US is moving, slowly, towards investing more in rail.
118 months ago
VICE News This is supposed to revolutionize rail travel in Europe.
The US Has a Lot to Do to Catch Up to This Swiss Engineering Marvel
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The opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest rail tunnel in the world, is a big deal for Europe. The US is moving, slowly, towards investing more in rail.
118 months ago
Sylvia Small Communications & Marketing These classic rail trips through America's national parks include a panoramic dome car, a restored vintage railway and more! Via Travel Channel
America's Best National Park Train Rides
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These classic rail trips through America's national parks include a panoramic dome car, a restored vintage railway and more. Plan your next vacation with Travel Channel.
118 months ago
Los Angeles Times Taxpayers who are footing the bill for the transit lines should share in the wealth that rail creates.
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How L.A. can improve its return on our multibillion-dollar transit investment
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Metro's light rail Gold Line expanded east in March, and in a matter of days, its Expo line will link Culver City and Santa Monica, finishing a long-sought rail line between the beach and downtown L.A. Next up, rail through the Crenshaw district, a d Read more ... owntown connector, and the subway-to-the-sea exten...
118 months ago
Business Insider Here's what's holding us back.
One thing is stopping the US from building a high-speed-rail system
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It's time for the US to commit to national planning, funding, coordination, and prioritization of rail investment.
127 months ago
Николай Павлов This week on Third Rail: Is the US a superpower in decline ?
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This week on Third Rail: Is the US a superpower in decline?
Former Ambassador to NATO Robert Hunter, Hudson Institution's Michael Pillsbury and former State Department Official Peter van Buren debate.
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130 months ago
MSN News 39-foot lengths of rail sliced through the first car of the train.
Did the electrified third rail make train wreck deadlier?
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It was a hellish scenario investigators had never seen before: 400 feet of electrified third rail snapped into 12 pieces and speared a commuter train during a fiery collision with an SUV. Now officials want to know whether the rail's unusual design e Read more ... xplains why the crash was so deadly.The 39-foot le…
134 months ago