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- New bridge linking Japan and Russia could enable 8400-mile rail trip from London to Tokyo Sat, 9 Sep 17, 12:08amThe Trans-Siberian railway could stretch over to Japan under a proposal from the Russian government. The two countries are reportedly having serious discussions to build a 28-mile bridge that would connect them for train...
- China builds new 1100-mile high-speed train route Mon, 29 Dec 14, 10:00pmChina is creating a new high-speed train route that is so blazing fast it can take people 11,000 miles from Shanghai to Guangzhou in just 7 hours. That’s like travelling from Los Angeles to Seattle in just 7 hours. China...
- King’s Cross: Renovating London’s Largest Transport Hub Wed, 12 Feb 14, 7:30amDesigned by Lewis Cubitt and unveiled in 1852, London’s King’s Cross railway station is one of Britain’s biggest and most well-known transport hubs...
- Clip-Air: Modular Transportation Capsules Carry Passengers by Land, Sea, or Air Fri, 14 Jun 13, 4:30amThe layout of a train is a lot like an airplane or a bus in terms of packing a lot of people into a tube to move them somewhere else. So why not just load people into a train and then slap some wings on it to get it to its...
- First Train Fueled by Beef Biodiesel Hits the Rails in Texas Thu, 22 Apr 10, 2:30amThe nation’s first commuter train using a cleaner renewable biodiesel fuel blend launched yesterday as Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer chugged from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Fort Worth, Texas on a blend of diesel and...