Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikDerailed Freight Train Causes 20-Hour Delay for Amtrak Passenger Trip from HellWhat was supposed to be a 17-hour Amtrak trip turned into a 37-hour nightmare on the Auto Train.ByCollin WoodardPublishedJanuary 11, 2023Comments (14)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikWatch a Train Get Completely Obliterated by a 134-Foot Concrete BeamThings quickly went off the rails for Norfolk Southern Railroad.ByErin MarquisPublishedDecember 21, 2022Comments (145)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikBiden Asks Congress to Force Contract On Railroad Workers to Avoid StrikeThe “pro-labor” President will do anything in his power to avoid a shut down of the railway system that could point…BySteve DaSilvaPublishedNovember 29, 2022Comments (27)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikA Railroad Strike Could Fill New York City With SewageMost of NYC's sewage is hauled away by train. If railroads go on strike, it could create a stinky situation.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedNovember 23, 2022Comments (28)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikLA Police Recover $18 Million in Stolen Goods From Train Robbery RingsA special task force arrested over 700 people in connection with two separate train-robbery rings.ByErin MarquisPublishedNovember 22, 2022Comments (65)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikLarge Railroad Union Inches Closer to a National Strike After Rejecting Latest ContractStrike predicted to cost the U.S. economy $2 billion a day, tie up supply chains right before Christmas.ByErin MarquisPublishedNovember 21, 2022Comments (9)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThailand's 'Floating Train' Gives Riders an Up-Close View of a Crumbling WorldUnusually high water levels linked to monsoons and flooding from climate change: Harbinger of doom, or nice scenic…BySteve DaSilvaPublishedNovember 7, 2022Comments (22)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikRailroad Union Rejects Tentative Contract Agreement, Inching Closer to a StrikeA railroad strike would further tie up an already struggling supply chain.ByErin MarquisPublishedOctober 27, 2022Comments (15)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThreat of Rail Strike Returns After Union Rejects DealBMWED, the track maintenance union, voted against the proposed five-year contract.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedOctober 10, 2022Comments (4)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAmtrak’s Acela Trains Are About to Get a Big UpgradeThe new trains will go faster and be more comfortable than the outgoing 22-year-old trains.ByKyle HyattPublishedSeptember 23, 2022Comments (27)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikRailroad Strike Could Tie Up Thousands of TravelersAmtrak suspended some of its cross-country routes in anticipation of the looming strike.ByErin MarquisPublishedSeptember 14, 2022Comments (5)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikCanada Wants to Build a Fully Electric Tube Train That Travels at 600 MPHChina isn't the only country that's planning a futuristic network of maglev trains and vacuum tubes.ByJosé Rodríguez Jr.PublishedSeptember 2, 2022Comments (43)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikSpain’s Answer to Inflation is Free Train Rides for EveryoneSpanish lawmakers set aside more money for free train rides than the U.S. government offered for California’s…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedSeptember 2, 2022Comments (5)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikLabor Day Only Became a National Holiday Thanks to a Deadly Railroad Workers' StrikeWe all enjoy a three-day weekend, but let's not forget the people who died to make it happen.ByErin MarquisPublishedSeptember 2, 2022Comments (29)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikGermany's $9 Unlimited Train Ticket Curbed Carbon Emissions by Nearly 2 Million TonsThe three-month long cheap train fares in Germany helped the country reduce CO2 emissions by a lot.ByJosé Rodríguez Jr.PublishedSeptember 1, 2022Comments (16)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikGermany Now Has the World’s First Fleet of Hydrogen TrainsGermany spent $92 million on a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell trains to replace an aging fleet of diesel locomotives.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedAugust 25, 2022Comments (19)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikDid Musk Propose Hyperloop to Stop California High-Speed Rail?Or was it just another instance of Elon blurting out a half-formed idea?ByBob SorokanichPublishedAugust 11, 2022Comments (126)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikA Chinese Train and Unfinished Railway Could Decide The Next President of KenyaCooperation between China and Kenya turned to corruption during the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway.ByJosé Rodríguez Jr.PublishedAugust 8, 2022Comments (20)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAmtrak Service Returns to Canada After 2 Years AwayEven after the U.S.-Canada border reopened, Amtrak claimed staffing shortages and COVID-19 vaccine mandates caused…ByRyan Erik KingPublishedJuly 7, 2022Comments (8)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikFour Killed When Amtrak Train Hits Dump Truck and Derails in Missouri (Update)The train was carrying more than 200 passengers when it collided with the truck. It's the second fatal Amtrack…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedJune 27, 2022Comments (17)Save