Bill Bowerman, the legendary track coach at the University of Oregon, was renowned not only for his ability to train champions but also for his relentless pursuit of innovation.

After the first leg of the CTrain opened in May 1981—a “glorified streetcar,” some observed—the free fare zone quickly became a perk of city life in Calgary. And the CTrain, far from being obsolete, ...

That’s because Parrish is the kind of town that exists mainly as a place between other places, a dot on the map that most people pass without a second thought. That’s locomotive number 1835 looking ...

240-mile steam service was the lifeline connecting the industrial heartlands of Manchester and the Midlands to the golden beaches of the South Coast, ...

In the midst of a blizzard sweeping across central Ukraine last month, Iryna Vlasenko had a dilemma. She needed to get her 7-year-old daughter, who was seriously ill, to a children’s hospital in Kyiv.

A yearslong saga involving the Skunk Train — an excursion that takes visitors on tours through the redwood forests of Mendocino County along a historic logging railroad — came to a head last month ...

“My best memory so far was sharing wine and singing “City of New Orleans” with three strangers — two German tourists and a fellow American — in the cafe car while riding Amtrak’s City of New Orleans ...

King cobras are the world's longest venomous snakes. So, imagine seeing one a few feet away as you embark on a train in India. The Western Ghats King Cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga)—a vulnerable king ...

Etihad Rail—the United Arab Emirate's first train network, set to eventually connect all seven emirates and the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—is gearing up to welcome its first passengers in ...

To save Tri-Rail from financial doom, the publicly funded South Florida passenger train must raise fares, perhaps as early as this year, rail officials said Jan. 23. Members of Tri-Rail's governing ...

In light of climate change, flygskam (Swedish for flight shame) and the ease of arriving at a city-centre train station instead of the hassle of a far-flung airport, the world is all aboard for train ...