In most of the world’s affluent countries, railroads either were built by the government or eventually claimed by it. Beset by growing losses due to high labor costs, bureaucratic inefficiency and the ...

High-speed rail is coming to America, and working people should take notice. The Biden Administration is planning to use funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to construct multiple high-speed ...

Inter-city rail systems in the U.S. offer quite a polarity. Inter-city passenger rail is overwhelmingly operated by Amtrak, a quasi-public corporation founded in 1971 to replace struggling passenger ...

Dozens of rail routes launched in recent years are making it easier to journey across European country borders. But a newly announced proposal from a Copenhagen-based think tank has a much more ...

Second generation Parallel Systems autonomous-electric rail vehicle. Vehicle is designed to carry cargo containers that might otherwise by transported by trucks or traditional freight trains. No ...

As the village of East Palestine, Ohio, contended with the aftermath of last month’s train derailment and environmental contamination, residents in South Florida endured their own rail scare this past ...

Discussions and attempts to build a rail transit system in Honolulu have spanned five decades, eight mayors and seven governors. These are some highlights of past efforts. When rail was paused/stopped ...

When my son was a little boy and I took him on his first train trip, he asked me: “Dad, what does A-m-t-r-a-k stand for?” I paused for a moment then shot back: “A Miserable Train Ride Adventure, Kid.” ...

President Biden’s commitment to Amtrak is well-known. Which is why his proposed investment of tens of billions of dollars on passenger rail is not surprising. This outlay would begin undoing one of ...

Ambitions to build America's very own bullet train are on track for 2026, California's High Speed Rail Authority tells ...