Rail wear posts
Los Angeles Times Travel The only thing this writer knew about Rovos Rail — which calls itself “The Pride of Africa” — was that men had to wear jackets and ties to dinner.
Touring South Africa in the lap of luxury aboard Rovos Rail's restored train
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There I was, paddling down the Zambezi River in Zambia, surrounded by hungry hippos and crocodiles with a predatory gleam in their yellow-green eyes.
115 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
Los Angeles Times Taxpayers who are footing the bill for the transit lines should share in the wealth that rail creates.
(via Los Angeles Times Opinion)
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
NPR On a recent hold-up along the rail tunnels, Ira Kaplan spoke for many of his fellow commuters when he said: "This really sucks."
Sorry to say, Ira, but chances are it's gonna get worse.
Aging Tunnels Under Hudson River Threaten To Disrupt Transport, Commerce
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It's been 105 years since the rail tunnels between Manhattan and New Jersey were built. But even as they show their wear and tear, politicians disagree on who should foot the bill to replace them.
127 months ago
The New York Times Troubles have become all too common on the busiest rail sector in the U.S. One frustrated traveler's thoughts? "Just easier to alert us when there aren’t delays."
Aging Infrastructure Plagues Nation’s Busiest Rail Corridor
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The Northeast Corridor has doubled its ridership in the last 30 years as its old and overloaded infrastructure has begun to wear out.
128 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.
Sunday at 6p ET/ 3p PT
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