With the skies and ports closed, Ukraine’s railroads have been crucial to efforts to flee, to return, to keep the country going or to simply reclaim some semblance of normal life.
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Over Caves and Over Budget, Mexico’s Train Project Barrels Toward Disaster
Pitched as a way to develop the country’s poorest region, the Maya Train is threatened by a ballooning budget and rushed construction over fragile terrain. But Mexico’s president has refused to slow it down.
Fearing energy shortages, Germany prioritizes fuel shipments on railways.
Berlin issued a slew of national mandates to save energy and secure supplies to power plants as a feared winter energy shortage is worsened by Europe’s summer drought.
Fearing energy shortages, Germany prioritizes fuel shipments on railways.
Berlin issued a slew of national mandates to save energy and secure supplies to power plants as a feared winter energy shortage is worsened by Europe’s summer drought.
U.K. Train Strikes Bring More Summer Disruptions
Travelers resigned themselves to additional days of struggles as workers seeking higher pay walked out, a day after Britain reported its highest inflation rate in decades.
Germany’s €9 Monthly Train Pass Has Proved Popular (and a Pleasant Surprise)
To help offset inflation, Germany’s government has subsidized cheap train passes this summer. While many feared chaos and overcrowding on an overburdened system, it has been a relatively smooth ride.
The Troubles of Kenya’s China-Funded Train
Five years after its launch, the railway has become associated with debt, dysfunction and criminal inquiries, and it is now a lightning rod in Tuesday’s election.
Luton Airport and London Tube Affected by U.K. Heat
Part of the tarmac at London’s Luton Airport had to be repaired after scorching temperatures caused a “surface defect.”
Luton Airport and London Tube Affected by U.K. Heat
Part of the tarmac at London’s Luton Airport had to be repaired after scorching temperatures caused a “surface defect.”
His Union Went on Strike. His Interviews Went Viral.
At a time of rampant inflation and wage stagnation, Mick Lynch, the force behind Britain’s largest railway strikes in three decades, has found success that has surprised even his colleagues.