I took a plane and a train on the 330-mile London to Edinburgh route. The race was closer than you might expect.

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Business Insider's Pete Syme takes a selfie in front of an LNER Azuma train, and a British Airways Airbus A320
The author next to an LNER train, and a British Airways Airbus A320.

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

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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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I supercommute through 4 states to get to work. I love earning a 6-figure NYC salary but living a suburban life in Delaware.

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a man takes a selfie on the NYC subway
Kyle Rice's commute takes around four hours in total.

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We're budgeting $400,000 to flip 5 train cars into Airbnbs. It all started with a 1970s caboose we bought on Facebook marketplace.

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Newly yellow painted Chessie Systems caboose
Nightly stays in a historic train caboose from the 1970s will be available soon..

Courtesy of Ray and Karen Devite

Biden's laws are pouring billions into new infrastructure, and it could be a rare opportunity to make communities safer and more sustainable

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Workers build California High-Speed Rail's Hanford Viaduct
Work continues in January on California's high-speed rail line in Hanford.

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A Gilded Age train station transformed into three cottages is on sale for less than $1 million. See inside.

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Old Depot Way was built in the late 1800s.
Old Depot Way was built in the late 1800s.

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I traveled to 4 European countries via train, and I made 3 major mistakes along the way

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The author boards an SBB train for Buchs, Switzerland, to transit on a Budapest-bound Railjet.

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More than 40 train cars got turned into apartments decades ago. Now 3 are for sale for just $125,000 — but there's a catch.

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The red exterior of a train-car condo.
The exterior of the train showing off one of the decks on the property.

Courtesy of Christopher Alexander.

How 1880s technology allowed Nellie Bly and her competitor to break the record for the fastest trip around the world

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Nellie Bly holds a hat and a bag and wears a long checked jacket and dark dress
Nellie Bly in her traveling dress and coat.

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International train passengers resorted to using trash cans as toilets while stuck in a 7-hour delay

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Eurostar trains are parked at the Temple Mills maintenance depot in London, England.

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