Madison's try for an Amtrak stop picking up steam
MADISON, Wis. -- Last year's federal infrastructure bill provides billions in funding for a nationwide railway system, and Amtrak says Madison is among the most important locations…
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Parents could face charges in death of toddler hit by train
Sheriff’s officials are recommending criminal charges against the parents of a toddler who was struck and killed by a train in Taylor County.
Police detain man eating a sandwich on a San Francisco train platform
A police officer detained and cited a man eating a sandwich on a San Francisco train platform, a confrontation captured on a viral video.
Man pulled from path of train grateful to his rescuer
The man at the center of a heart-stopping close call at the Coliseum Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station is speaking out. He fell just inches from an oncoming train only to be saved in the nick of time by a BART employee.
13-year-old scientist may have designed better version of Hyperloop
Several rival companies may be hard at work trying to get Elon Musk's Hyperloop concept off the ground, but hurtling across country -- maybe even across continents -- at 600 miles per hour in a low-pressure steel tube still feels far from reality.
State trooper pulls man from car seconds before it was hit by train
With only seconds to go before a train barreled through, a Utah state trooper pulled an unconscious driver from his car after it got stuck on the tracks.
Train erupts into inferno after derailment
Black smoke and flames coming from a train derailment in Dupo, Illinois.
China to introduce new generation of driverless trains in 2020
A new, faster generation of driverless magnetic levitation trains is set to debut in China as early as 2020, according to state media.
Amtrak train stranded in Oregon finally moving again
After more than 36 hours in limbo, dozens of passengers exited an Amtrak train that had been stranded in deep snow in Oregon feeling a mix of relief and frustration.
DOT cancels nearly $1B grant for California high-speed rail
The US Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it is canceling $929 million in grant funds for California's high-speed rail system, escalating the Trump administration's efforts to regain all the federal money for the canceled rail project.
2 Chicago police officers killed by metro train
Two Chicago police officers were killed Monday after being struck by a metro train, authorities said.
Baby offered free travel after 'unexpected' birth on Paris train
It's not often a morning train delay announcement provokes smiles.
3 killed after being hit by train in London
Three people have been killed after being struck by a train in South London, British police confirmed Monday.
World's cutest bullet train? Hello Kitty Shinkansen unveiled in Japan
There are two things that will never get old in Japan. Hello Kitty -- Sanrio's adorable mouthless character -- and bullet trains.
Runaway train carrying 1,000 passengers rolls for miles in India
A disaster was narrowly averted in eastern India after a runaway train carrying up to 1,000 passengers rolled with speed for several miles before being brought to an emergency stop by railway staff.
The romance of the Scottish sleeper train
There's something magical about a sleeper train.
Deadly train crash in South Carolina
Two people were killed in a crash involving a freight train and an Amtrak passenger train early Sunday in South Carolina, authorities said.
Milan train crash kills 3, injures dozens
At least three people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a train derailed and crashed near the Italian city of Milan, the Italian fire department said.
Washington train derailment 'could've been avoided,' local mayor says
The mayor of a city along a new route taken by the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state had expressed concerns about the line as long ago as 2013, court records show.
The ultimate gateway to India: A train window
For Mumbai photographer Shanu Babar, the train window seat is the gateway to India.
Suspect arrested in theft of Portland victim's wedding ring, backpack
Police arrested a man Friday in the theft of a wedding band and backpack that belonged to Ricky Best, the Army veteran stabbed to death on a commuter train last week in Portland, Oregon, police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson said.
Portland train suspect: 'I hope everyone I stabbed died'
After his arrest, Jeremy Joseph Christian sat in the back of a police car and said: "I stabbed the two (expletives) in the neck and I'm happy now."
Teen on Portland train: 'They lost their lives because of me and my friend'
As tears streamed down her cheeks, Destinee Mangum, 16, thanked the three strangers who intervened on a Portland light-rail train after a man hurled anti-Muslim slurs at her and her friend who was wearing a hijab.
Report: Human error cause of train derailment
BNSF Railway said human error caused a train derailment in November that sent more than 20,000 gallons of ethanol into the Mississippi River in Wisconsin.
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