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Amtrak is rolling out a new fleet of passenger trains this summer, replacing rail cars that in some cases have been in service for nearly 50 years. The new trains, known as Airo, are part of an $8 ...

Step inside the sprawling factory in California where the largest fleet replacement in Amtrak’s 55-year history is coming together piece by piece. Step inside the sprawling factory in California where ...

Remember that movie Singles from the ’90s? The one with espresso angst, flannel obsessions, and a killer soundtrack featuring the likes of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and The Smashing Pumpkins? Somewhere ...

Amtrak's new Acela trains offer modern amenities like improved Wi-Fi, power outlets at every seat and a redesigned cafe car. Accessibility features include restrooms with a 60-inch turning radius and ...

Voltify, a start-up, has a bold ambition to convince U.S. Class 1 railroad companies to switch to battery-electric power. Powering locomotives using batteries rather than diesel would save U.S. rail ...

When it comes to railway adventures, there are few things more exciting than falling asleep in one city and waking in the next, nudging up the blind to see what lies outside. Whether that reveals the ...

Long before freeways and flight paths reshaped how we move, railroads linked cities and carried people across vast landscapes. Now considered a “slow” mode of transport, train travel is steadily ...

During RFID Journal Live last month, PervasID’s Founder & President Dr. Sabesan Sithamparanathan, OBE previewed the launch of TrackMaster 3X, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI)-driven RFID ...

For nearly two decades, Bob Cone has wondered about the seemingly endless stream of coal trains he hears near his home in Larkspur. They amble southbound near Interstate 25, and he falls asleep to ...

Just about the only thing separating the adults from the kids Friday at the 28th Model Train Festival was height. Young or old, they all stared in rapture as trains disappeared into tunnels, went over ...

Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along what's been dubbed the "New Golden Route". Standing on platform 19 at Tokyo ...