Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikBrightline Train Hits, Kills Pedestrian On First Day Of Expanded ServiceOn the day Brightline began its service from Miami to Orlando, the high speed trains struck and killed a pedestrian…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedSeptember 22, 2023Comments (72)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikMiddle-Aged Men Only Want One Thing, And It's DisgustingThat's a remote-controlled tiny train to take out their trash bins for them, obviouslyByKyle HyattPublishedSeptember 12, 2023Comments (57)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikNorth Korea’s Weird Bulletproof State Train Makes First Trip In YearsKim Jong Un travels to Russia on a 31-mph train loaded with French wine, lobster and donkey meatByRyan Erik KingPublishedSeptember 12, 2023Comments (31)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikSafety Inspector Fired For Finding 'Too Many Defects' Could Cost Railroad MillionsNewly released recordings bring to light a culture of ignoring safety in favor of profitByCollin WoodardPublishedSeptember 8, 2023Comments (83)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAmtrak Might Bring 200+ MPH Japanese Bullet Trains To TexasThe venture would put a second Amtrak-backed high-speed line between Dallas and Houston.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedAugust 11, 2023Comments (73)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikSix Months On From The East Palestine Derailment And Not Much Has ChangedThe townspeople are still afraid of the soil under their feet, and no regulations to address the issues in the…ByErin MarquisPublishedAugust 3, 2023Comments (6)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikCrisis Averted As Carcinogen-Carrying Freight Train Derails But Doesn't LeakSixteen of 40 cars in a CSX freight train derailed outside Philadelphia on Monday, but thankfully the only spillage…ByAdam IsmailPublishedJuly 17, 2023Comments (12)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikPutin's $74M Private Train 'Sacrificed' Security For Luxury TrimmingsA new report uncovered the luxurious equipment you'll find on the private train Russian president Vladimir Putin…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJuly 7, 2023Comments (15)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikCome On, Biden! Bring Back The Presidential Train Car!Purpose-built private train cars used to be the pinnacle of presidential transportation.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedJuly 4, 2023Comments (4)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikNo, The New MTA Subway Train Isn't TransphobicA poorly-timed photo posted to Twitter made the new R211 A trainBySteve DaSilvaPublishedJune 30, 2023Comments (21)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikFreight Railroad’s 10 MPH Speed Limit Forces Amtrak To Suspend RouteAmtrak's Adirondack service will start in NYC and terminate in Albany instead of Montreal, CanadaByRyan Erik KingPublishedJune 27, 2023Comments (64)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikDriver Seriously Injured When Train Catches Him Evading BarriersDeputies investigating the crash between an Amtrak train and a car say the driver cut the crossing safety barriers…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJune 7, 2023Comments (29)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikIndia's Deadliest Train Crash In Two Decades Kills 275, Injures Over 1,200The train crash and derailment in Odisha, India, is being called one of the worst rail disasters in the country's…ByJosé RodrÃguez Jr.PublishedJune 5, 2023Comments (3)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikOver 60,000 Pounds Of Ammonium Nitrate Goes Missing From TrainThe ammonium nitrate travelled from Wyoming in a sealed car that was still sealed when it arrived in California.ByErin MarquisPublishedMay 22, 2023Comments (43)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAmtrak Will Tow Your Private Railcar Around if Your Pockets Are Deep EnoughYou'll have to pay Amtrak's fees and possibly restore an old rail car while you're at it.ByLawrence HodgePublishedMay 2, 2023Comments (32)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikWatch a Passenger Train Tear a Full Car Hauler in HalfThe Brightline train hit the car carrier during historic flooding in southern Florida.ByErin MarquisPublishedApril 24, 2023Comments (19)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikOver 2,000 Railroad Workers Filed Safety Complaints Over the Last 10 Years: ReportTrain companies craft Catch-22 scenarios to punish workers who come forward with safety concerns.ByErin MarquisPublishedApril 10, 2023Comments (5)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikCorporate Greed Is Behind the Recent Surge in Freight Train DerailmentsIn a year marked by derailments, ProPublica does a deep-dive on the railroad industry, and comes to a familiar…ByErin MarquisPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (41)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikCompany Responsible for Ohio Train Derailment Faces Federal Lawsuit Over PollutionThe Justice Department filed the suit against Norfolk Southern on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency on…ByErin MarquisPublishedMarch 31, 2023
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikNorfolk Southern Isn't Properly Testing for Deadly Chemicals at Derailment Site: ReportExperts told the Guardian that contamination testing being done in East Palestine, Ohio, is barely scratching the…ByErin MarquisPublishedMarch 24, 2023Comments (12)