A newly built Brightline passenger train awaits shipment from Siemens Mobility’s rail factory in Sacramento, California. Brightline, Siemens Mobility Siemens, which says it’s already the biggest...
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Smarter Railroad Tracks Are Boosting Train Safety And Efficiency
Improved digital circuits installed in rail tracks allow operators to more closely monitor the condition of trains, their wheels and tell when tracks may be warped by intense heat. Alstom Think “advan...
Why U.S. rail travel is so expensive
Amtrak’s Acela is the fastest passenger train in the Western Hemisphere, but tickets can be pricey. Amtrak fares can vary dramatically in the Northeast, home of the most heavily used stretch of ...
Three Dead In Amtrak Derailment In Missouri
Topline An Amtrak train bound from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed Monday afternoon after hitting a dump truck near Mendon, Mo., killing three, according to state law enforcement, while news outlets r...
Amtrak’s Expansion To The Hinterlands Will Be Costly To The Government & The Economy
As I marched in my cap and gown to receive my college diploma 35 years ago I asked my best friend, standing next to me, to summarize what we had been taught the previous four years in three words or l...