Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikHouston Is Being Crippled by Stopped Freight Trains Blocking the RoadsHouston's East End has the nation's highest incidence of trains blocking roadways for hours on end. And the problem…BySteve DaSilvaUpdatedMarch 24, 2023Comments (72)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikNew York Could Tax Netflix and Hulu Subscriptions to Fund TrainsDemocratic lawmakers are looking for alternatives to Governor Hochul's proposed payroll tax increase.ByCollin WoodardPublishedMarch 23, 2023Comments (19)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAndy Byford — 'Train Daddy' — Returns to the U.S. to Save AmtrakByford, almost universally beloved during his tenure as head of the New York City Transit Authority, has taken a…ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 23, 2023Comments (20)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThe Latest Train Derailment Is Dumping Diesel on Tribal LandA BNSF train derailed in Washington State, and it wasn't the only derailment involving one of the rail company's…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 17, 2023Comments (17)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThese Creepy Railroad Safety Films Will Make You Never Want to Go Near a TrainCommissioned by Latvian Railways, these stop-motion films try to teach kids the dangers of playing near train tracks…ByOwen BellwoodUpdatedMarch 15, 2023Comments (8)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikSwitzerland Names New High-Tech Train After Shania TwainShania Train is one of Switzerland’s new Golden Pass explorer trains, which can change the gauge of its wheels to…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 13, 2023Comments (10)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAnother Train Derailment Is Destroying a Federally Protected River in West VirginiaA CSX train derailed along the New River and is releasing an "unknown" amount of diesel and oil into the waterway.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 9, 2023Comments (33)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikLet’s Face It, California’s Los Angeles to San Francisco Bullet Train Will Never HappenJust a single starter segment of the train has gone $10 billion over budget and now costs more than the original…ByLawrence HodgePublishedMarch 8, 2023Comments (183)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnik(Update: Booze is Back!) New Hampshire Bans Amtrak Passengers from Drinking Booze on Trains Passing ThroughThis article has been updated with new information after New Hampshire's liquor control agency reversed its ban.ByCollin WoodardUpdatedMarch 9, 2023Comments (58)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAnother Norfolk Southern Train Derails in OhioLocal officials say no hazardous material spilled when 28 train cars derailed at a railroad crossing.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 6, 2023Comments (34)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikPassenger Train and Freight Train Collide Head-On in Greece, At Least 36 KilledThe collision outside of Tempe, Greece, injured 85 passengers with up to 60 people still unaccounted for.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 1, 2023Comments (18)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikSpain’s New ​​$275 Million Trains Are Too Big For Its TunnelsSpain’s transport secretary and the head of rail company Renfe have quit over an order for trains that are too wide…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedFebruary 22, 2023Comments (58)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikOhio Governor Mike DeWine 'Not Seeing' Issues After East Palestine Derailment"The President called me and said, 'Anything you need.' I have not called him back."BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 15, 2023Comments (31)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikToxic Chemicals From Derailed Train Could Poison Area for YearsResidents of sleepy East Palestine, Ohio are afraid to return to their homes following the disaster.ByErin MarquisPublishedFebruary 13, 2023Comments (8)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikRailroad Company Lobbied Against Safety Changes Before Ohio Train DerailmentThe crew pulled the emergency brakes, but the train crashed anyway. Norfolk Southern lobbied against better brakes…BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 9, 2023Comments (17)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikDerailed Ohio Cargo Train Now Pouring Toxic Fumes into the SkyA controlled burn of the toxic gases, meant to prevent an explosion, has run into its own set of problems.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 7, 2023Comments (26)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikDerailed Freight Train in Ohio Could Explode, Authorities WarnNearby residents were warned that an explosion could send shrapnel up to a mile from the railway.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 6, 2023Comments (12)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThere's a Yoko Ono Tweet Engraved on the Wall of NYC's New Train StationGrand Central Madison is a modern commuter terminal with 21st-century features, including tweets enshrined in marble.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedJanuary 26, 2023Comments (19)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikFirefighters Chased Down a Burning ‘Ghost Train’ in GermanyA runaway train blazed its way toward the Austrian border with rail workers and firefighters in 'hot pursuit.'ByJosé RodrÃguez Jr.PublishedJanuary 24, 2023Comments (9)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThe Mexico City Metro System Runs On WhatsApp and FacebookThe Mexican government doesn't pay enough in Metro maintenance for working radios or autopilot repairs.ByJosé RodrÃguez Jr.PublishedJanuary 13, 2023Comments (6)