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 (18)Save
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 (58)Save
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."BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 15, 2023Comments (31)Save
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 (8)Save
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…BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 9, 2023Comments (17)Save
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.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 7, 2023Comments (33)Save
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.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 6, 2023Comments (12)Save
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)Save
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 (9)Save
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)Save
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)Save
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 (145)Save
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…BySteve DaSilvaPublishedNovember 29, 2022Comments (27)Save
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.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedNovember 23, 2022Comments (28)Save
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 (65)Save
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 (9)Save
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…BySteve DaSilvaPublishedNovember 7, 2022Comments (22)Save
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)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikThreat of Rail Strike Returns After Union Rejects DealBMWED, the track maintenance union, voted against the proposed five-year contract.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedOctober 10, 2022Comments (4)Save
Beyond CarsTrainlopnikBeyond CarsTrainlopnikAmtrak’s Acela Trains Are About to Get a Big UpgradeThe new trains will go faster and be more comfortable than the outgoing 22-year-old trains.ByKyle HyattPublishedSeptember 23, 2022Comments (27)Save