Topic: Trains
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Photos
Countdown To the Last Steam Train
These beloved but antiquated locomotives are disappearing from western China.
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Toilet Tuesday
Indian Trains Will No Longer Dump Human Waste Onto the Tracks
Also, a look at Singapore's intense campaign to reform dag-nasty bathrooms.
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Postcard
Now Boarding the Chicago L: Creepy, Disembodied Animal Heads
Artists modified this train to include gruesome animal specimens, grass growing on the walls and a campsite lit by an electric sunset.
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Videos
Canada's Rail System May Have Peaked...in 1968
The Turbo train once took riders between Toronto and Montreal in less than 4 hours. Now all we have left are these incredible promotional videos.
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Why Britain's Railway Privatization Failed
Accidents and defaults have riders clamoring for a public takeover. But will the promised reintegration work?
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In Los Angeles, Ideas for a Quieter Wait for Mass Transit
A UCLA researcher makes the case for several ways to cut noise at transit stations in the middle of freeways.
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Photos
A Subway Train Ceiling Straight Out of 'Harry Potter'
London designers want to outfit the Tube with a real-time scrolling display showing the sky passing by above.
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Why U.S. Transit Systems Are Still So Far Away From Converting to Driverless Trains
Public sector transit unions are a potent force in setting transit agendas in American cities – more so than in Europe and Asia.
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What Impression Does Your City Make From the Window of a Train?
A 16-city tour of America, from an Amtrak seat.
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Do Honor Systems on Mass Transit Work Better in Smaller Cities?
Los Angeles is once again considering ending the honor system on its rail system.
