California withdraws lawsuit against Trump administration over funding cuts for high-speed railway.
California Abandons Lawsuit Over High-Speed Rail Funding Cuts California has decided to drop a lawsuit that challenged the Trump administration’s cancellation of over $4 billion in federal funds for high-speed rail projects in the state. The California High-Speed Rail Authority had initiated the lawsuit back in July. However, on Friday, the agency announced that its […]
The railway that could bring together — and restore — the nation
Revisiting American Railways: A New Age of Connectivity When the first railway was completed in the U.S. back in 1869, it didn’t just link two coasts—it fundamentally united the nation. Railroads transformed the way goods, materials, and people moved across vast distances at incredible speeds. The result? An economic uplift that helped forge a stronger, […]
One Person Killed, Many Injured Following Russian Attack on Ukrainian Railway
Russian Drone Attacks on Ukraine Russian drones struck a Ukrainian station on Saturday, resulting in one death and many injuries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that around 30 individuals were hurt in this “savage” attack on Shostka, a city in the Sumy region, which lies about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the Russian border. Local […]
Two Assaults on Major Railway in Two Days, Radical Groups Claim Responsibility
German railways have been thrown into significant turmoil as truck bottlenecks have persisted for a second day, with the late left-wing group being accused of initiating a strike against the industrial economy. Countless international, urban, and regional trains faced disruptions, and a fire in a cable trough beside the mainline on Thursday hampered tens of […]
7 billion waste on California’s funding for the trackless railway cut
Back in 2008, California poured an impressive $7 billion into the Green Light High-Speed Rail Project. Fast forward a decade and a half, and there’s still not a single track laid. The Department of Transportation recently warned that it might pull $4 billion in federal funding if California doesn’t meet impending deadlines, a concern tied […]
New Delhi railway station stampede kills at least 18 in India
At least 18 people have been killed in a stampede, a railway station in the capital of India's New Delhi, an Indian press reported on Sunday. According to the Delhi caretaker, many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims. A relative of one of the deceased said the announcement about the change in the train platform […]
At least 15 people die in crowd crush at New Dehli railway station | India
At least 15 people died of unrequited love at a railway station in India's capital when crowds quickly scrambled to catch a train to the world's largest religious gathering, officials said. Kumbh Mela has a history of crowd-related disasters, with tens of millions of Hindus gathering faithfully in the northern city of Prayagraj every 12 […]
From dream to reality: Go-op, Britain’s first cooperative railway | Rail industry
The idea for the country's first shared rail service came to Alex Rowley in 2004 after another setback across Somerset. He moved to Yeovil with his young family four years ago and his job as a co-operative development manager involved daily travel across the South West to set up member-owned businesses. Reluctant to drive, he […]
US, Canadian labor chiefs huddle amid railway stoppage
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Canadian Labor Minister Steve McKinnon have been in communication about the rail closures north of the U.S. border that are already having far-reaching effects on both countries’ economies. “I spoke with my US colleagues about the rail sector strike and how important the rail sector and jobs are to […]
Canadian railway stoppages begin as companies lock out workers | Canada
Canada has entered into an unprecedented lockout at its major railway companies, a move that could bring various sectors of the economy to a halt amid a wave of worker complaints about poor working conditions. Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway Kansas City (CPKC) initiated a lockout of about 9,000 workers on Thursday […]