Tag: Railroads

Biden Announces Tentative Deal to Avoid Rail Strike Is Reached

WASHINGTON — Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of…

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The Troubles of Kenya’s China-Funded Train

MOMBASA, Kenya — Fireworks popped and confetti rained down in the seaside…

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Amtrak Rewarded Executives With Six-Figure Bonuses as Rail Service Struggled

John Samuelsen, the president of the Transport Workers Union, whose members include…

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Ditching the Car and Enjoying the View on a Trip to the Berkshires

Evan Gottesman and his fiancée, Gabrielle Kleyner, were meeting friends in the…

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Sharing Stories, and a View, Aboard the California Zephyr

I woke up around 5 a.m. to a low but incessant rumbling.…

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His Union Went on Strike. His Interviews Went Viral.

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has branded him a “union baron,”…

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Rumbling Through Modern Jordan, a Railway From the Past

AMMAN, Jordan — Astride century-old tracks that cut through the modern metropolis…

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Circling Sicily on Its Regional Trains

I was pacing impatiently in my hotel room on the Via Etnea,…

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Chasing a Mighty Relic of Yesteryear: Union Pacific 4014

I stood beside the railroad tracks in the heat of the Texas…

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