First modern tunnel boring machines in NJ to make Gateway project a reality in 2026

The first four tunnel boring machines are coming to New Jersey to build the Gateway rail tunnel. Here's what they do and why ...
The Points Guy

What it was like on Amtrak's new Acela 'NexGen' trains

Amtrak has lagged behind Asian and European train operators for decades, but these new trains do a great deal to help the U.S ...
The New Yorker

What Did Men Do to Deserve This?

Bald, white, and jacked, Scott Galloway is an action figure of the tech-and-finance overclass. He’s an angel investor, a best-selling author, and a personal-finance guru. He podcasts constantly: his ...
AOL

As Virgin Trains eye Eurostar’s throne, what does the future of Channel Tunnel rail look like?

Virgin Trains will soon be able to run passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, challenging Eurostar’s decades-long monopoly. According to regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Sir ...
LAist

What does a rail storage yard three miles south of downtown LA have to do with a more modern Union Station?

Truth matters. Community matters. Your support makes both possible. LAist is one of the few places where news remains independent and free from political and corporate influence. Stand up for truth ...
Hawaii Public Radio

Honolulu rail not quite your speed? Here’s what riders have to say

It’s 8:30 a.m. on opening day of the new Skyline rail segment from Middle Street to Aloha Stadium, including the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Rail cars are filled with folks from the ...
Seattle Times

King County executive: How candidates might lead light rail’s future

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s transportation issues to explore the policies and politics that determine how we get around and how billions of dollars in public ...
Reuters

Explainer: What do Democrats and Republicans want in the US government shutdown fight?

WASHINGTON, October 1 - An impasse between Republican President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here is a look at what sparked the ...
Rail

Railway 200: What does the bicentenary mean to you?

We’ve been celebrating 200 years of the modern railway in RAIL all year. Just about every issue has covered some aspect of its history or some comment on what has shaped today’s railway, and how it ...
News4Jax

#AskJAXTDY | Does the city regulate noise near rail lines?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Q: Sometime before dawn, constant beeping begins in a San Jose neighborhood ...
The Fresno Bee

Here’s what CA high-speed rail can do with new $1B-a-year promise from state

State commits $1B annually through 2045 to fund California high-speed rail. Cap-and-Invest program extension secures funds to complete Central Valley route. Guaranteed state backing aims to attract ...