Search results
Why the Nordic Countries Emerged as a Haven for 20th-Century African American Expatriates
Smithsonian Magazine· 11 hours agoIn November 1953, Ebony magazine published an essay by African American singer Anne Brown, who wrote about her life in Norway after relocating from the United States. The change was first set ...
California concludes zero-emissions locomotives are ready to roll - Trains
Trains.com· 6 days agoThe analysis concludes that the current zero-emissions locomotives could handle a 130-car...
Does off-season travel exist anymore?
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRather than face crowds and high prices, many people are choosing to avoid peak travel seasons. But as global tourist numbers continue to rise,...
Kid-Friendly, Climber-Approved: The ‘Via Ferrata’ Experience
GEARJUNKIE via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJackson Hole Mountain Resort jumped on the via ferrata train in 2018. The resort built its cliffside...
New railway will turn Central Asia into a major Eurasian hub
China Daily· 1 day agoA trilateral intergovernmental agreement on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was signed at a ceremony in Beijing on June 6. President Xi Jinping, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr ...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 2 days agoIt seems that travelers in Italy have had the same thought, as high-speed rail in the country is threatening its domestic airlines. In Europe, high-speed rail networks criss-cross ...
Terrifying Photos of Train Surfers and Turbine Climbers
Vice· 2 days agoPhotographer Jake Barnes risked everything for urbex—but he says it saved his life.
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 3 days agoAmerica’s railways are rapidly falling behind the rest of the world. Now, rail operator Amtrak is working to change things with a fleet of new high-speed trains, but there’s a problem: the tracks ...
China and Russia have chilling plans for the Arctic
The Economist· 1 day agoFour hundred kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, in the Norwegian port of Kirkenes, there are still some who dream that this sleepy town will one day...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 2 days agoIn 2021, French lawmakers voted to prohibit domestic flights between cities where passengers can travel by train in two-and-a-half hours or less. The European< ...
