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I rode on Japan's world-famous bullet train that reaches speeds of up to 186 miles per hour. It was an incredible way to travel.

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Travel

The needle-nose tip of the bullet train at Osaka Station. — The needle-nose tip of the bullet train at Osaka Station.
Taylor Rains/Insider

Transportation, Travel, Features, Tokaido, shinkansen, Japan bullet train, Japan

Putin is so paranoid about being tracked, he travels in a secret grey train that stealthily blends in with other Russian locomotives, says a former elite Russian security officer

Thu, 04/06/2023 - 03:26

Russian President Vladimir Putin travels by an aeroexpress train in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, on October 28, 2013. — Russian President Vladimir Putin travels by an aeroexpress train in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, on October 28, 2013.
MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/RIA-NOVOSTI/AFP via Getty Images

International, News, insider news, Russia, ukraine-russia, President Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Putin

Another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio, causing mass power outages

Sun, 03/05/2023 - 07:06

County officials said 20 cars from the 212-car train derailed. — County officials said 20 cars from the 212-car train derailed.
Gene J. Puskar/AP

Transportation, Train, Ohio, UK Weekend, News UK

8 Movies That Couldn't Happen in the U.S. Because Our Trains Suck

Sat, 02/11/2023 - 13:35

The United States is car country. And so many movies made here reflect that.

simran, films, wesanderson, english languagefilms, jesse, lion, ethanhawke

$276 million was spent on 31 Spanish trains before it was realized they were too big to fit in the tunnels

Sat, 02/11/2023 - 12:19

View of a Renfe train in Madrid, Spain. — View of a Renfe train in Madrid, Spain.
Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via Getty Images

Transportation, Spain, Train, Public Transport, UK Weekend

London's $25 billion railway, which took 23 years to build, hits 100 million passenger journeys since opening in May. One station is big enough to fit the city's tallest skyscraper inside.

Sun, 02/05/2023 - 08:58

Elizabeth line — Elizabeth line.
TfL

Transportation, Elizabeth Line, transport, BI Weekend UK, Tube, Train, Railway

I spent $800 for a roomette on a 57-hour Amtrak trip. It gave me a taste of luxury travel — and I don't want to go back to coach.

Mon, 01/30/2023 - 12:54

Tech Insider : Travel

Side-by-side photos show the author in an Amtrak roomette (left) and an Amtrak train (right). — I was blown away by how luxurious Amtrak's mid-tier accommodation felt.
Jordan Parker Erb/Insider

Transportation, Travel, Life, Features, Life Switch, Montana to NYC 2023, Amtrak

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