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113 months ago
Washington Post Local This phase is expected to be a major test of the rail system’s SafeTrack project.
Total shutdowns begin on parts of three Metro rail lines
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Second surge of Metro's SafeTrack program means a total outage of rail lines in some places. And there is no Blue Line service to Rosslyn stop.
117 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
The Wall Street Journal After nearly 20 years of construction, the world's longest rail tunnel opened in Switzerland today. via WSJ Video
World's Longest Rail Tunnel Opens in Switzerland
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After nearly 20 years of construction, the world's longest rail tunnel opened in Switzerland Wednesday. The 35-mile Gotthard Basel Tunnel is a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps that will eventually help slash travel time between Zurich and Mi Read more ... lan. Photo: AP
118 months ago
WSJ Video After nearly 20 years of construction, the world's longest rail tunnel opened in Switzerland.
World's Longest Rail Tunnel Opens in Switzerland
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After nearly 20 years of construction, the world's longest rail tunnel opened in Switzerland Wednesday. The 35-mile Gotthard Basel Tunnel is a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps that will eventually help slash travel time between Zurich and Mi Read more ... lan. Photo: AP
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
HuffPost UK Tech It could spell the end for extortionate train fares.
Something BIG Is Happening To Train Travel In 2016
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Rail travel in the UK could undergo a major change in 2016 as rail operators announce a plan to introduce a new contactless card that could eventually replace the traditional orange rail tickets.
123 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