Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikBroken Down School Bus Evacuated Minutes Before Being Hit By TrainA school bus driver evacuated 16 children from a broken down bus moments before it was destroyed by a train at a…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedDecember 17, 2024Comments (19)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThese Stretchy Trains Can Run On Different Tracks By Widening Their WheelbaseTrains in Switzerland run on three- and five-foot-wide tracks, so trains come with wheels that can stretch to cover…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedDecember 5, 2024Comments (14)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikSan Francisco Is Spending $212 Million To Ditch Floppy Disks In Light Rail Control SystemThe Muni Metro's automated control system required three floppy disk to run DOS softwareByRyan Erik KingPublishedOctober 25, 2024Comments (12)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThis Is A Ridiculously Cool Use Of Both Trains And BikesIt's the kind of cool that makes you put both your hands on your head in shock and delightByBradley BrownellPublishedSeptember 12, 2024Comments (7)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikTrains Are An Integral Part Of Every Truly Great MovieUsing a train as your set makes even the most boring scenes more excitingByBradley BrownellPublishedSeptember 5, 2024Comments (26)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThe Public Transit System In Europe Is So Good You Can Play A Continent-Sized Game Of TagGet excited for a new season of tag on "Jet Lag: The Game"ByBradley BrownellPublishedAugust 29, 2024Comments (7)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikMan Survives Being Run Over By Freight Train And Tangled In Wheel AxleIt took nearly two hours for first responders to free the man from underneath the trainByRyan Erik KingPublishedAugust 27, 2024Comments (16)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikSearching For A Sunken Train In A Canadian Lake Makes For A Dramatic DocumentaryCanadian Pacific Number 3512 has been missing since 1947ByBradley BrownellPublishedAugust 2, 2024Comments (9)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikTeen Accused Of Derailing Train Just For ClicksA 17-year-old from Nebraska stands accused of causing a train to derail on purpose so that they could record the…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJuly 29, 2024Comments (68)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikArson Attacks Disable France's Trains Ahead Of Paris OlympicsSo far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but authorities are investigatingByCollin WoodardPublishedJuly 26, 2024Comments (1)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikTime To Put Some ‘Subway Juice’ On A Petri DishNew York City subway stations are infamous for being nasty, and now we know just how nasty they are.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedJuly 19, 2024Comments (28)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThis Is Why New York City Subway Platforms Aren't Air ConditionedSubways in The City are hot as hell, and that's probably never going to change.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedJuly 9, 2024Comments (53)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikBoston Concedes To Vicious Protestors, Puts Googly Eyes On TrainsWhimsy scored a significant win in Beantown last monthByLogan CarterPublishedJuly 5, 2024Comments (7)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikNorfolk Southern Threatened NTSB Chair, Interfered With East Palestine Derailment Investigation, NTSB ClaimsThe freight railroad hid information that derailed tank cars filled with toxic vinyl chloride were coolingByRyan Erik KingPublishedJune 26, 2024Comments (10)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikHere’s Why Train Horns Sound Far Away Right Before They Hit YouWhen you hear a train honking its horn, there’s a good chance it’s much closer than you think due to this weird…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJune 21, 2024Comments (16)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAmtrak's Philadelphia-Boston Service Resumes After A Two-Hour SuspensionService resumed for the Tri-state area after a power outage in New York City caused a service interruption.ByLawrence HodgePublishedJune 20, 2024Comments (3)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikNorfolk Southern Will Pay $600 Million In Class Action Lawsuit For East Palestine DisasterSome residents feel that the sum still isn't nearly enough, and it's only a small slice of the rail company's…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedApril 9, 2024Comments (8)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikTrain Safety Fixed Forever: Miles-Long Freight Trains Now Require 2 Whole Crew MembersThe new rule still allows for one-person train crews after a special approval process.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedApril 2, 2024Comments (13)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAll Aboard South Korea's New $100 Billion Baby-Making TrainsSouth Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world, but maybe trains can help.ByCollin WoodardPublishedMarch 29, 2024Comments (86)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikRunaway Train On TikTok Plows Path Of Destruction Through Small TownSoul Asylum wrote their hit song for the express reason of being in this TikTok video.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 20, 2024Comments (17)