If I eat an entire roasted chicken, I am fueled for the entire day, but this dragon just pulls me for 5 feet. I swear I could pull the carriage faster myself, but sadly, I am not allowed to do so. If ...

At the major Rails conferences, formerly RailsConf and since 2023 Rails World, one thing has always been clear for almost twenty years: Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) delivers the ...

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The federal government has announced almost $2 billion in funding to modernize Via Rail's passenger fleet with 45 new hybrid battery-diesel passenger locomotives. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon ...

The estimated cost of California’s long‑troubled high‑speed rail project has soared past $120 billion. Politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, have stated that voters initially approved $33 billion ...

Scientists have discovered that blocking a key cellular enzyme thought to protect against fatty liver disease may instead increase the risk of chronic liver damage and cancer as we age. In a major new ...

In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...

The story of a 60-year struggle to convert abandoned railroads into trails for cycling and walking. Edward Norton narrates the story of one of the most unlikely social movements in American history: ...

California's dream of building a high-speed rail system linking San Francisco and LA is a cautionary tale of ambition outpacing funding, planning, and federal support. Reading time 9 minutes Seventeen ...

Seventeen years ago, Californians bet on a grand vision of the future. They narrowly approved a $10 billion bond issue to build a high-speed rail line that would zip between San Francisco and Los ...

The World Bank is transforming logistics through rail—cutting emissions, lowering costs, and boosting jobs for greener, more connected economies. The World Bank's approach to supporting rail logistics ...