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 (57)
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 (30)
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 (15)
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 (54)
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."ByAmber 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 (7)
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…ByAmber DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 9, 2023Comments (16)
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.ByAmber 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.ByAmber 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 Rodríguez Jr.PublishedJanuary 24, 2023Comments (7)
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 Rodríguez Jr.PublishedJanuary 13, 2023Comments (6)
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)
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 (140)
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…ByAmber DaSilvaPublishedNovember 29, 2022Comments (27)
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.ByAmber DaSilvaPublishedNovember 23, 2022Comments (15)
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 (49)
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 (5)
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…ByAmber DaSilvaPublishedNovember 7, 2022Comments (22)
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)