#Trains

Dramatic coastal scenery and train rides make a winning combination. Our rail expert picks journeys over and along the sea

From Independent RSS Feed: New rail links are welcome developments – but are ‘undermined’ by legacy shortcomings

Train Talk: Unlike most transport decisions, the practice is relatively cheap (and restores romance to the rails)

The ever-offbeat Japanese have a propensity for theming their trains, even their shinkansen, around famous cartoon characters.

A Union Pacific worker stumbled upon the dead bodies in a train yard at a remote location near the Mexican Border.

Gas prices soaring past $6.20 a gallon have Southern California commuters abandoning jammed freeways for bustling trains, as more residents trade their cars to escape the relentless cost of fuel.

In a major shakeup that puts California’s beleaguered bullet train firmly under Gavin Newsom’s thumb, the governor has installed two of his closest allies to the High-Speed Rail Authority boa…

London Waterloo services particularly hit after radio network problem prevented communication between drivers and signallers

From Independent RSS Feed: New train connects two major European cities by rail for first time in ten years

Train Talk: SNCF has many annoying idiosyncrasies, starting with its randomly generated timetable

The Southern California Railway Museum is transforming into a hub of wizarding wonder for the limited run.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Cash-strapped Metrolink slashes vital weekday trains — as fare hikes loom

New measure still being considered even after accused Trump would-be assassin Cole Thomas Allen took two trains to get from California to Washington, DC

Amtrak may ease rules on guns on its trains, sources say. Critics worry that would weaken security even though, authorities say, the accused correspondents' dinner shooter took Amtrak cross-country with his firearms.

Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association…

Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association…

Journeys on both the East and West Coast Main Lines will be affected, as will travel in London and South Wales

The state’s High-Speed Rail Authority board punted a vote Wednesday on its long-awaited business plan — after lawmakers and budget hawks torched it as incomplete, opaque and possibly illegal.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Peak hour commute at Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line disrupted due to signalling issue: ‘Stuck for 50 minutes’

The bottom line for Dahanu commuters is that trains will be less crowded, but no more frequent. The wait for real relief, more services and shorter gaps, remains tied to when the quadrupling project is finally completed.