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Climate Protesters Are Still in Tunnels Under London. Can They Actually Stop HS2?
Campaigners are adamant that they'll defeat the high-speed rail project, despite the High Court ruling in favour of their eviction.
This Bird Went Extinct and Then Evolved Into Existence Again
"We know of no other example in rails, or of birds in general, that demonstrates this phenomenon so evidently.”
Sexy Photos Seemingly Got a CP Train Conductor Fired (Again)
In 2014, a woman was wrongfully fired after filing a sexual harassment complaint.
The Canadian Government is Blowing Up Bomb Trains for Practice
Years after the Lac-Mégantic? disaster, the Canadian government is only just beginning to do the hard work of making sure that rail transportation of oil is safe.
China Wants in on High-Speed Rails in the US, Starting with Los Angeles
A private company and a consortium of Chinese rail firms are planning a 185 mile track connecting greater Los Angeles to Vegas.
A Recent History of the American War on Passenger Rail Transportation
From Colorado to New Jersey to Baltimore, seven urgently-needed transit projects killed or maimed by Republican governors.
The 'DIY Spacecraft' Designed to Explore Mexico's Abandoned Rail Lines
It looks like a bit like something out of 'The Road Warrior', only far sleeker and with no makeshift gun turrets.
The Train Company Responsible for the Lac Mégantic Catastrophe Still Hasn't Paid Up
As if the damage done to Lac Mégantic by a derailed train owned by the Montreal Maine & Altantic Railways, the company has refused to pay over $4 million to the town, and is planning to file for bankruptcy.
A Descent Into New York's Remarkable Second Avenue Subway
First proposed in 1929 and again in 1951, but persistently hobbled by money woes and community opposition, the $4.5 billion Second Avenue Subway is now over half complete.
Toronto Is Forgetting its Other Problems
If you live in Toronto, I hope you’re almost done laughing about our crack smoking mayor. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but shit ain’t so hot in our city right now. Robbie’s never-ending sideshow antics have eclipsed that little tiny thing he’s here...
In Search of Great Men
Using 15-day Amtrak USA Rail Passes, I crossed our country to photograph my fellow passengers, asking them where they came from and where they were heading: an 18-year-old facing felony mescaline charges, a woman returning to Madison for her ex...