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 (3)
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikNo, The New MTA Subway Train Isn't TransphobicA poorly-timed photo posted to Twitter made the new R211 A trainByAmber DaSilvaPublishedJune 30, 2023Comments (20)
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 (40)
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 (29)
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 (38)
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 (11)
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…ByAmber DaSilvaUpdatedMarch 24, 2023Comments (69)
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 (18)
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 (19)
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 (16)
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 (7)
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 (31)
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 (175)