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Japan to offer bullet train with footbath

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

Japan's super-speedy bullet train is to offer passengers a chance to soothe their tired feet as they zip through the countryside, in a carriage equipped with fo...

Hong Kong metro seats may be scrapped for smartphone space

Feb 26, 2014 (AFP)

Hong Kong is pondering whether to rip out some seats from overcrowded metro trains to give the city's smartphone-addicted population more room to interact with ...

China plans to build world's longest underwater tunnel

Feb 14, 2014 (AFP)

China plans to build the world's longest underwater tunnel, an expert involved in the project told AFP Friday, a $36 billion shortcut between two northern port ...

Safer train journey by space tech

Jan 31, 2014 (ESA)

Good train brakes are crucial for safe rail journeys. In Germany, they are now checked daily using advanced technology that helps spacecraft return safely to Ea...

Quieting rail transit

Dec 06, 2013 (SPX)

Vibration absorbers are devices used to damp vibration in everything from engines to buildings. When attached to the wheels or the tracks of rail transit system...

Resource-hungry Chinese lead railroad drive in Africa

Dec 04, 2013 (UPI)

The Chinese, investing heavily in Africa to secure its oil and other raw materials for their expanding economy, are spearheading a new era of railroad building ...

China to invest in Uzbekistan rail link

Nov 29, 2013 (AFP)

Uzbekistan and China signed agreements worth $400 million on Friday, with China financing two tunnels on a railway linking eastern Uzbekistan to the rest of the...

Kenya launches $13.8bn China-built railway to boost trade

Nov 28, 2013 (AFP)

Kenya launched construction of a Chinese-funded $13.8 billion (10 billion euro) flagship railway project Thursday, hoping to dramatically increase trade and boo...

China high-speed train kills four rail workers: report

Nov 26, 2013 (AFP)

A Chinese high-speed train killed four maintenance workers after a communication failure, state media reported Tuesday, the latest fatal incident on the country...

China to work with Hungary and Serbia to modernise railway

Nov 25, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday said that China will work with Hungary and Serbia to modernise an important railway between the two eastern European countr...

Thousands protest Turin-Lyon high-speed rail project

Nov 16, 2013 (AFP)

Thousands of people staged a protest Saturday in Susa, northwestern Italy, against a planned high-speed train line that will pass through the tiny Alpine villag...

Oil-laden train derails, ignites in Canada: officials

Oct 19, 2013 (AFP)

An oil-bearing train derailed and ignited in western Canada Saturday, just months after the massive Lac-Megantic catastrophe highlighted the danger of transport...

Multi-billion-dollar charges linked to China rail chief: media

Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)

A businesswoman linked to China's disgraced railway minister faces charges of illegal business activities worth 180 billion yuan ($29 billion), state-run media ...

Crowd called to power Hyperloop high-speed transport

Aug 29, 2013 (AFP)

The Internet crowd on Thursday was called on to make real Elon Musk's vision of a Hyperloop transport system that carries passengers in pressurized tubes at nea...

Canada to build rail network for increased U.S. oil sales

Aug 16, 2013 (UPI)

Canada, currently the biggest source of U.S. energy imports, is seeking to expand that role, Calgary-based TORQ Transloading has proposed building a $100-millio...

California 'Hyperloop' fast transport design unveiled

Aug 12, 2013 (AFP)

A design for a super-fast transport system dubbed "Hyperloop" -- carrying passengers in pressurized tubes at near-supersonic speeds -- was unveiled Monday by in...

Canada train inferno death toll rises to 13: coroner

Jul 08, 2013 (AFP)

The death toll from the massive explosion caused by a runaway oil tanker train that derailed and flattened part of a small Canadian town has risen to 13, a coro...

EU members reach agreement on railway interoperability

Jun 12, 2013 (UPI)

EU member nations this week agreed to changes sought by the European Commission to improve the interoperability of Europe's stagnating rail networks. As passeng...

China ex-railways minister tried for graft: Xinhua

Jun 09, 2013 (AFP)

China's former railways minister went on trial on Sunday charged with accepting millions of dollars in bribes, state media reported, in the first high-profile c...

Nebraska lawmakers want tough action on rail safety

Apr 25, 2013 (UPI)

The U.S. federal government isn't meeting its obligations when it comes to the safety of transporting crude oil by rail, North Dakota legislators said. Canada t...