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5:10pm Sep 02, 2021

Science Science

NYC's Subway Flooding Isn't A Fluke. It's The Reality For Cities In A Warming World

by Rebecca Hersher

Underground trains are incredibly susceptible to flooding from climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise. Cities around the world are racing to adapt their transit systems.
10:58am Feb 22, 2021

Transportation Transportation

State Rail Officials Will Use Research To Help Prevent Deaths On Train Tracks

by Neal Charnoff

State officials say they now have a new tool to help prevent fatalities on North Carolina’s railway tracks.
9:07am Dec 28, 2020

Transportation Transportation

North Carolina Puts Ringling Bros. Train Cars Up For Auction

by Associated Press

The state of North Carolina is selling nine railroad cars that once belonged to Ringling Bros.
8:40pm Sep 13, 2020

Transportation Transportation

Lexington's Depot District Gets $25 Million Grant

by Paul Garber

The city of Lexington has tried for years to develop a transportation hub near downtown. Now, it’s one step closer with a nearly $25 million federal grant for a new train and bus station.
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1:03pm Mar 26, 2020

World News World News Health & Safety

France Transfers Coronavirus Patients On High-Speed Train With Mobile Emergency Room

by Eleanor Beardsley

Twenty patients were transported from the hard-hit eastern region of France, where hospitals are operating at overcapacity, to the western Loire Valley, where facilities still have plenty of beds.
Anthony Kuhn / NPR

11:46am Dec 05, 2018

World News World News

South Korea Sends 1st Train In Plan To Reconnect With North

by Anthony Kuhn

The two Koreas have taken another remarkable step toward linking up — by train.

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6:46pm Jul 29, 2018

World News World News Economy

Zimbabwe's Rickety Trains Get A Boost From Expat Investors Next Door

Zimbabweans living in neighboring South Africa are injecting capital into a railway revamp — but much more is needed to get the country back on its feet.
Shizuo Kambayashi / AP

10:53am May 17, 2018

World News World News

Japanese Rail Operator Says Sorry For 'Inexcusable' Departure 25 Seconds Early

by Scott Neuman

It is at least the second time in about six months that a Japanese railway has been forced to apologize to passengers for a seconds-early departure.
Elaine Thompson / AP

3:50pm Dec 19, 2017

National National Economy

Amtrak Derailment Highlights Delays In Implementing New Safety Measures

by Samantha Raphelson

Positive train control technology was installed but not activated on the track where a deadly derailment occurred on Monday. The technology was still being tested and set to be turned on next year.
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4:25pm Dec 07, 2017

National National Economy

Florida Set To Launch Country's First Private High-Speed Train Service

by Samantha Raphelson

The $3 billion project is the first privately funded high-speed rail system in the U.S. Trains will begin running along the state's busiest corridor from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale this month.
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10:15am Nov 16, 2017

World News World News

After Tokyo Commuter Train Leaves 20 Seconds Early, Company Apologizes

by Bill Chappell

The rail company says it didn't receive any complaints from passengers over the discrepancy; still, it is sorry for a "severe inconvenience."
Yang Baosen / AP

2:31pm Aug 22, 2017

World News World News

New Bullet Trains To Put China Out Front On High-Speed Rail

by Scott Neuman

Six years after China slowed down its fastest trains in the wake of a deadly crash, a next generation of super-fast trains are set to cut commute times between major cities.