Deadly Crossings: The Peril at America’s Railroad Tracks Table of Contents Deadly Crossings: The Peril at America’s Railroad Tracks Risky Behavior: A Leading Cause of Accidents Improving Safety: A multi-pronged Approach Silent Killers: Addressing the Dangers of Railroad Crossings The Grim Reality: Statistics and Impacts Risky Behavior: A Root cause Paving the Way Forward: Solutions … Read more
Pictures of the Augsburg Railway Park. The second edition of the LOKLIVE career information and training fair, which took place on Sunday in the Augsburg railway park, was a great success. More than 600 visitors found their way to the rail park to find out about job opportunities and career paths in the rail transport … Read more
ACRI Photos. This year’s InnoTrans trade fair, which took place a few days ago in Berlin, ended with an outstanding success for the Czech railway industry. More than 30 members of the Czech Railway Industry Association (Asociace podniků českého železničního průmyslu, ACRI) exhibited their products and cutting-edge technologies. In addition to new business deals, Czech … Read more
Photo VDV. After a three-year development phase, the new mobility network education (“MoNet Education”) – the platform for exchange, networking, further training and knowledge in public transport – was presented at the 3rd VDV Education Conference. “The platform comes at the right time. Because not only the world of work is changing rapidly, but also … Read more
The lockdowns during the Corona pandemic were undoubtedly an extremely difficult time, especially for children and young people. Numerous Studies have already shown that the time missed at school has not only left large gaps in education. Many children also have psychological problems during the period of isolation, some with symptoms of depression. A new … Read more
VCD Photo. Next weekend, the well-known herb and harvest market will once again take place in the monastery courtyard in Maulbronn. After the improvement of the bus timetables and additional special trains ordered by the state of Baden-Württemberg, market visitors can reach the monastery courtyard every 30 minutes by public transport. This is pointed out … Read more
August 19, 2024 was a historic day in NSW’s transport history: a 15.5 km section of the Sydney subway was opened to the public. The route runs from Chatswood in the northwest of the city, under the harbor, through the central business district to the suburb of Sydenham. This new section of line is part … Read more
Photo DB – German Railway. Over 40 direct trains connect destinations in Germany and Switzerland every day. Most connections run without a scheduled change in Basel. If trains are delayed, a change in Basel SBB may be necessary at short notice. In addition to connections with planned transfers in Basel, a change in Basel SBB … Read more
Since 1994, federal financial aid amounting to 339 million euros has flowed to Lower Saxony and 131 million euros to Bremen for the reactivation, new construction and expansion of railway lines in accordance with the GVFG federal program (Municipal Transport Financing Act). This is evident from the Federal Government’s response (20/10554) to a small question … Read more
The veteran railway line Valencia-Cuenca-Madrid It is now three years since the storm Filomena (which turned the Iberian Peninsula white from January 6 to 11, 2020) silenced his journey from Utiel to Cuenca. He The last Utiel-Cuenca train circulated on January 8, 2021. Was the first blow to this battered railway that suffered the second … Read more