I traveled on a double-decker train between France and Switzerland at 199mph. See inside the TGV Lyria, which costs as little as $50.

Tech Insider : Travel
The author wearing a gray suit akes a selfie in front of a TGV Lyria, and the train's onboard café car.
The author, the TGV Lyria, and its café car.

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A railroad worker figured out how to send thousands of gallons of drinking water by rail from Mississippi to the Navajo Nation to alleviate the water crisis

Tech Insider
Andrew Halter; people filling water buckets
Andrew Halter, left, in partnership with the St. Bonaventure Indian Mission, delivers thousands of gallons of water per month to the Navajo Nation.

Andrew Halter

Russia's grand railway plan to get around Western sanctions is about to get even bigger

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on the screen riding a train across the bridge linking Russia and Crimean Peninsula at Taman railways station on December 23, 2019 near Anapa, Russia.
A screen showing Russian President Vladimir Putin riding a train across the bridge linking Russia and the Crimean Peninsula at Taman railway station near Anapa, Russia, in December 2019.

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Biden is pouring $16 billion into making Amtrak trains faster, easier to get to, and more accessible

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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John Fetterman says JD Vance is more focused on 'silly performance art' than trying to pass the railway safety bill they've introduced together

Tech Insider : Politics
Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania.
Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania.

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I traveled 96 hours from Boston to Napa using the Amtrak USA Rail Pass. I wanted an adventure, but I regretted my choice a few times.

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a woman looks out a window onto a body of water
Cali O'Connor in Seattle, Washington.

Courtesy of Cali O'Connor

Ted Cruz accused JD Vance of empowering 'the radical Green Movement' by aligning with Democrats on a bill to prevent rail disasters like the East Palestine crash

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy
JD Vance and Ted Cruz at CPAC
JD Vance and Ted Cruz at CPAC.

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Donald Trump, who rolled back rail safety regulations and slashed environmental protections, donates Trump-branded water to East Palestine residents

Tech Insider : Politics
Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. stand in front of a pallet of water bottles.
Former President Donald Trump heads out of the East Palestine Fire Department next to his son, Donald Trump, Jr., as he visits the area in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. In the background is a pallet of personalized Trump water he donated.

AP Photo/Matt Freed

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