Train, car crash disrupts light rail service in South Seattle
By Seattle Times staff reporter A train and car collided at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Kenyon Street on Thursday, temporarily disrupting Link light rail 1 Line….
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Texas is once more flirting with expanding passenger rail
A robust passenger rail system has long been seen as a pipe dream in car-dependent Texas. But a glut of federal dollars for rail projects and a growing realization that….
Commuter chaos on Sydney’s light rail as workers strike
Sydney commuters will face major peak hour disruption for an entire week with light rail workers shutting down tram services over pay and conditions. All inner-Sydney light rail lines will….
African Development Bank approves $1B loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The African Development Bank said Thursday it had approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company, Transnet. The 25-year….
Scotland and Westminster join forces on vaping, rail and renting reform | Scottish politics
The Scottish and UK governments have agreed to collaborate on new measures to control vaping, nationalise railways and ban landlords from barring families on benefits from housing. Kate Forbes, Scotland’s….
China’s High-Speed Rail Miracle – Newsweek
China has established the world’s most extensive high-speed railway network in just two decades. Since the first line launched in 2008, the network has grown to roughly 25,000 miles, more….
‘Faster, more reliable and direct’: Inside the underwater rail tunnel linking Denmark and Germany
Europe is set to welcome the world’s longest underwater road and rail tunnel. Here’s how it’s being built. ADVERTISEMENT An 18-kilometre tunnel will soon link southern Denmark with northern Germany….
Donald Trump Could Derail High-Speed Rail Revolution
A second Donald Trump presidency could be “the death knell for high-speed rail” in the United States, according to Ray LaHood, who served as Transportation Secretary from 2009 to 2013….
California high-speed rail board environmentally clears LA to SF line
California’s entire high-speed rail route from Los Angeles to San Francisco has officially been environmentally cleared for construction after the authority’s board of directors voted Thursday to certify the final….