A speeding train carrying hundreds of commuters slammed into an empty train near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring 60, officials said. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

The first realization that bad publicity can be good. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

The Polaroid Kidd travels with bums on freight trains for 2,500 miles. Here are photos of the people and things he saw. Here is an interview with him. picked by misswinkle 8 months ago

A turtle got stuck in a railway switch in Nagasaki Prefecture on Friday, delaying three trains by up to 46 minutes, the railway operator said. picked by mitzuzake 11 months ago

Her outside of the box managerial style has turned the failing train station around and increased passenger numbers by 17 percent. picked by PulsisX 3 months ago

An ad that has been chosen by one blogger as the best of craigslist...

See discussion on the forum picked by deepcleanfun 4 months ago

If you have ever been to Washington D.C. chances are you have ridden the Metro, one of the coolest mass transit systems in the world. This site shows its development from concept to current operation. picked by mahler87 11 months ago

Everyone has heard about over-packed trains in Tokyo, but with train stations such as Shinjuku being the spot on the planet with the largest number of people per day actually rushing through, Tokyo’s train stations are a true mecca for advertisement. Here are the top-10 ads picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The risk of being jolted by 1,500 volts of electricity hasn't scared them off. Neither have fears of falling off the speeding electric trains. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by offering $100 in free alcohol to customers on some overnight trains. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

With people all over the world advocating the model of democracy, lets see if it is alive and well in Australia. I sent an email outlining my extreme displeasure at upcoming train fare hikes and posted it to my local MP. Let's see if he takes notice of the plime.com community picked by andrewinmelbourne 1 year ago

About 25 years ago, Jim Halverson started looking for a place to put his toy train set.

"I was looking for a woods, that was the first consideration," he said. It "had to be at least 10 acres."

*Image not directly related. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

An eighteen-year-old girl's story of her hoboing days riding the rails during the Great Depression. picked by amador 2 years ago

"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." picked by muppet 10 months ago

I noticed two things in this video:

1) How the train kept right on going as if the car were never even there...DO NOT try to outrun trains people! They cannot stop fast and have WAY WAY more mass than you ever will!

2) The cop asks "There wasn't anyone else in that car was there?" only AFTER the train pulverized it. picked by moe 11 months ago

A newly opened exhibition in Berlin on the role the German state railways played in deportation of Jews to death camps during World War II.

Part of the worlds humans dreadful past and still it happens! picked by topofall 7 months ago

Pictures of trains - very nice! picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Want to get from Paris to London in just over two hours? How about Barcelona to Madrid in two-and-a-half?

Take the train. picked by neilharvey 1 year ago

Services on five Tokyo railway lines were thrown into confusion Wednesday morning after a man accused of groping a high school girl on a train escaped and fled onto the train tracks. The commotion forced delays of up to 18 minutes for 37 trains, affecting about 80,000 passengers. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

More than 50 law officers dispersed an estimated 8,000 people drinking alcohol and mooning trains as they passed between San Diego and Los Angeles. The annual ``Moon Over Amtrak'' party was shut down due to complaints about public nudity. picked by mutil8or 2 months ago