The Nazis paid the national rail company for transporting Jews, Roma and members of the resistance to concentration camps during World War II, according to the report.
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Munich Airport Resumes Operations After Major Snowfall
Heavy snow in Southern Germany on Saturday prompted authorities to shut the airport and rail station. Service at both remained limited on Sunday.
Eurostar to Suspend Amsterdam to London Service for 6 Months
The no-transfer rail connection from the Dutch capital to London will close starting in June. A new terminal for Eurostar passengers is set to open at Amsterdam’s main rail station in 2025.
Train Collision in Bangladesh Leaves at Least 17 Dead
The accident, between a passenger train and a freight train, also injured over 100 people.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Cancels Key Part of HS2 Rail Project
The British prime minister embraced a more divisive profile, casting himself as a disrupter and scrapping part of the High Speed 2 line that predecessors had championed.
What We Know About Kim Jong-un’s Bulletproof Train
Heading to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin, the North Korean leader chose to travel by rail, on a train with some unusual features.
Paris Turns ‘Little Belt’ of Train Tracks Into Green Spaces
The French capital is converting the tracks into semi-wild oases to provide relief as climate change brings hotter days, although the nature that has flourished there may pay a price.
Pakistan Train Derails, Killing at Least 30
An express train carrying at least 950 passengers was traveling from Karachi to Havelian when 10 carriages fell off the tracks, officials said.
India Train Crash: 3 Railway Workers Arrested
The workers were detained on charges that included endangering the safety of passengers and tampering with evidence, the Central Bureau of Investigation said.
India’s Train Crash Killed Mainly the Poor Packed in Cheapest Cars
In India’s worst railway disaster in decades, nearly all of the 288 dead were in three crowded cars where passengers stand for long stretches.