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Tag: Railroads
Trains Collide in Bangladesh, Killing at Least 16
Oncoming trains smashed into each other in eastern Bangladesh early Tuesday after one conductor ignored a stop signal, officials said. Dozens were injured.
Pakistan Train Catches Fire, Killing More Than 70
Passengers jumped to escape the blaze, which officials said was caused when a cooking stove exploded.
Xi Jinping Comes to Nepal Bearing Investments, and India Is Watching
The Chinese leader’s visit is a further display of his ambitious aims — both economic and strategic — on India’s doorstep.
Dutch Railroad Reckons With Holocaust Shame, 70 Years Later
Even as the national railroad company in the Netherlands begins paying compensation to the relatives of those it transported to death camps, new details of its collaboration are emerging.
Dutch Railway Will Pay Millions to Holocaust Survivors
The company had set up special trains on behalf of the Nazis to carry Jews and other victims to transit points for deportation to death camps.
Traveling to Meet Trump, Kim Jong-un Takes the Long Route
Not wanting to take a Chinese plane to Vietnam, the North Korean leader is crossing China by train instead, in the same style as his grandfather.
Critic’s Notebook: France’s Yellow Vests Reveal a Crisis of Mobility in All Its Forms
Mobility is the story of globalization and its inequities. But it is more than trains and automobiles: It includes social and economic movement, too.
How to Connect Young People to Europe? Let Them See It All by Train
Much has changed in the 46 years since Interrail pass was introduced, but the essence of what it offers — experiencing new cultures and meeting new people — has remained the same.
For First Time in a Decade, a South Korean Train Rolls Into the North
Officials and engineers from both Koreas will spend 18 days on the six-car train, riding the North’s decrepit rail network and considering how it could be improved.