http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Train_TravelFind stories, videos, and photos about Train Travel from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:50:42 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/10/08/eurostar.rail.line/tztop.bullet.train.trib.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Train_Travel14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Train Travel from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/10/08/eurostar.rail.line/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/10/08/eurostar.rail.line/index.html#cnnSTCTextEurope is investing in its infrastructure, and travelers know the results are breathtaking. With the English Channel tunnel, trains speed from Big Ben to the Eiffel Tower in about 2.5 hours. You zip under the English Channel in 20 minutes ... looking out the window for fish.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/amtrak.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/amtrak.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmtrak would lose its federal subsidies if it doesn't put a system in place by early next year to check and track firearms so that passengers can legally put the weapons in their checked baggage, the Senate voted Wednesday.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/turkey.train.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/turkey.train.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll in a train crash in Turkey has risen to five, Turkish State Railways said Friday.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/27/turkey.train.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/27/turkey.train.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour people were killed and five were seriously injured in a train crash in Turkey, Turkish State Railways announced Thursday. Twelve people were lightly injured, it said.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/05/news/obama_high_speed_rail.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/05/news/obama_high_speed_rail.fortune/index.htmThough Thomas the Tank Engine earned a loyal following of American children in the 1980s and 1990s through his popular PBS television show, real trains have long been out of favor with the American public. Even Thomas was a British import.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/news/international/china_high_speed_bullet_train.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/news/international/china_high_speed_bullet_train.fortune/index.htmWhen lunch break comes at the construction site between Shanghai and Suzhou in eastern China, Xi Tong-li and his fellow laborers bolt for some nearby trees and the merciful slivers of shade they provide. It's 95 degrees and humid -- a typically oppressive summer day in southeastern China -- but it's not just mad dogs and Englishmen who go out in the midday sun.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/10/news/economy/high_speed_rail/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/10/news/economy/high_speed_rail/index.htmPresident Obama is pouring $13 billion into an ambitious high-speed rail project. Some say it will never make money. Some say it will. And still others say profit is not even the point.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/26/lost.train.tickets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/26/lost.train.tickets/index.html#cnnSTCTextDiane Stephany loses her Amtrak tickets. But instead of replacing them, the company wants to charge her for new ones. Can it do that? And what are her options for a refund?Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/25/automatic.system.washington.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/25/automatic.system.washington.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe trains that crashed on the Washington Metro depended on a 33-year-old automated control system widely used in cities across the United States, according to the American Public Transportation Association.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/obama.rail/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/obama.rail/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama unveiled his administration's blueprint for a new national network of high-speed passenger rail lines Thursday, saying such an investment is necessary to reduce traffic congestion, cut dependence on foreign oil and improve the environment.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/13/biden.amtrak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/13/biden.amtrak/index.html#cnnSTCTextVice President Joe Biden continued the administration's rollout of the recently passed economic stimulus package Friday, highlighting $1.3 billion in federal funding for Amtrak.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/europe.snow/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/europe.snow/index.html#cnnSTCTextQuestions were being asked Tuesday about how snow in Britain caused so much disruption to travel and education as analysts said the cost to the economy could be as much as £3.5 billion ($5 billion).Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/17/train.dispatches/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/17/train.dispatches/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama on Saturday retraced part of the train route taken by his political hero Abraham Lincoln to his inauguration in 1861 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Washington, where Obama will be sworn in on Tuesday as the nation's 44th president..Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/obama.train/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/obama.train/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama's January 17 train trip from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Washington is intended to make the inauguration the most open and accessible in history.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:43:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847537,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847537,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA local passenger train ran into the back of an long-distance train Monday near Budapest, killing four people and injuring 26Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/train.bus.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/train.bus.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA metro train and a bus collided Friday, injuring at least 15 people near downtown Los Angeles, officials said.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1842764,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1842764,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA light rail train slammed into a bus near downtown during Friday morning's commute, injuring at least 13 people, fire officials saidFri, 19 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/13/uk.france.tunnel.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/13/uk.france.tunnel.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextEurostar passenger trains were running again Saturday through the Channel Tunnel between England and France after authorities extinguished a fire that burned for nearly 22 hours.Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1841036,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1841036,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEmergency crews found more victims early Saturday, boosting the death toll to 18, as they delicately picked apart the mangled wreckage of a commuter train that collided head-on with a freight train on the same trackSat, 13 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/eco.trains/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/eco.trains/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first ever U.S. National Train Day on May 10 was a celebration that may have passed many Americans by. But why create a day to celebrate trains?Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/06/25/highspeed.rail/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/06/25/highspeed.rail/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs airlines slash flights and cut spending in the wake of rising fuel prices, rail travel across Europe is entering into a period of renewal.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/03/news/international/bombardier_traxx.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/03/news/international/bombardier_traxx.fortune/index.htmIt is an unusual sight to behold: Freight trains zipping through Europe, across country borders - and over myriad rail voltages and national train systems. The technology patching together these previously incompatible train lines: A new "one-size-fits-all" locomotive that is winning over freight operators across Europe.Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/19/amtrak.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/19/amtrak.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmtrak on Tuesday announced a new security initiative that includes random screening of passengers' carry-on bags.Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/18/amtrak.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/18/amtrak.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmtrak passengers will be subjected to random screening of their carry-on bags as part of a new security initiative that will include armed officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, an Amtrak spokeswoman said Monday.Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/08/france.08/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/08/france.08/index.html#cnnSTCTextLike all of Europe, France has some changes in store for visitors in 2008 -- starting at the top. France's newly elected president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently appointed prime minister, Francois Fillon, appear to be America-friendly, so we can expect no more cries for Freedom Fries from people who don't get out much.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/31/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/31/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina has taken the step of asking millions of migrant workers to forgo their annual Lunar New Year trip home, saying the worst winter weather in 50 years is expected to pummel the country for at least another three days.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/china.weather.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/china.weather.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's worst winter in more than half a century showed no signs of abating Wednesday as forecasters warned of three more days of snow and sleet.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese workers and army soldiers were racing to sweep snow-covered highways and unclog railway routes for millions of travelers trapped by cold weather. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/23/france.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/23/france.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench rail and bus services were returning to normal Friday as transport staff went back to work after a nine-day walkout over pension reforms.Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/21/france.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/21/france.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextStriking railway workers have carried out "a coordinated campaign of sabotage" on the tracks of France's high-speed TGV rail network, setting fire to cables and signal boxes and causing delays of up to three hours, France's national rail authority said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/15/germany.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/15/germany.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA three-day strike by a German train drivers' union halted travel across the country Thursday as the workers extended the action to include passenger trains.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/14/france.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/14/france.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextTraffic gridlock gripped the French capital Wednesday as President Nicolas Sarkozy's promised labor reforms went head to head with transport and utility unions who have launched an open-ended nationwide strike.Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/13/france.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/13/france.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench transport workers went on strike Tuesday evening, marking the second major showdown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over his plan to reform pensions.Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/11/12/101012014/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/11/12/101012014/index.htmThe sensation of speed is as muted as the Christian Lacroix interiors of the first-class carriages. Passengers stroll the corridors without lurching from side to side. Drinks at the bar are neither shaken nor stirred by the train's acceleration. Only the green rush of the Champagne countryside whooshing by at 200 mph vouches for the velocity of France's newest and fastest TGV, as it hurtles along the track from Paris to Strasbourg.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/17/french.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/17/french.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextWidespread strikes are expected to cripple France's transport network just as rugby fans make their way to Paris for this weekend's World Cup final.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/04/london.eurostar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/04/london.eurostar/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Eurostar train has set a record for the fastest rail journey between Paris and London with an inaugural service completing the journey in just over two hours. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/08/09/diverted.flight/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/08/09/diverted.flight/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaundra Shepherd's flight to Philadelphia is diverted to Baltimore because of a storm. A Southwest Airlines employee assures her that the airline will pay for her train ticket to Philadelphia, but when she calls the carrier, it refuses to cover her costs. Is she stuck with the bill?Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/03/TGVspeedrecord/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/03/TGVspeedrecord/index.htmlFrance broke the world speed record on rails Tuesday with a souped-up fast train, a feat to showcase the technology it is trying to sell to overseas markets including China.Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/20/numbers.tgv/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/20/numbers.tgv/index.html25 years: The final joint in a new $3.7 billion high-speed railway line linking France and Germany will be welded in place on Wednesday to celebrate the quarter of a century anniversary of France's revolutionary TGV (Train a grande vitesse) high-speed train.Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/04/ultimate.train/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/04/ultimate.train/index.htmlIt may not be the longest train journey in the world, a record currently held by the 9,288.2 km (5,787 miles) Trans-Siberian Railway.Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/02/train/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/02/train/index.htmlOffering swift and comfortable rides straight into the heart of major cities, it's little wonder trains have been luring business travelers away from short-haul airlines, but can this renaissance in railways stay on track?Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/01/05/virginia.derailment/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/01/05/virginia.derailment/index.htmlA commuter train en route to the nation's capital derailed during the early Thursday rush hour, police and rail officials said.Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/10/17/eurostar/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/10/17/eurostar/index.htmlEurostar said it was winning market share from rival airlines after passenger numbers rose by four per cent in the first nine months of 2005.Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/10/04/france.strike/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/10/04/france.strike/index.htmlA day-long strike disrupted all modes of public transport in many cities and hundreds of passenger flights at major airports as French labor unions attempt to exert pressure on the government over high unemployment and economic policy.Tue, 04 Oct 2005 07:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/india.trainblast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/india.trainblast/index.htmlAt least 10 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in an explosion aboard a crowded passenger train Thursday in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, according to the railways minister Lalu Prasad Yadavsaid.Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/pakistan.trainsmash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/pakistan.trainsmash/index.htmlHuman error is being blamed for a three-train collision in Pakistan Wednesday morning which rail officials say killed 133 people and injured many more.Wed, 13 Jul 2005 03:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/india.trainsmash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/india.trainsmash/index.htmlThe casualty toll in the collision between a freight train and a passenger train in the western Indian state of Gujarat has risen to 15 dead and 20 seriously injured, a railway official said.Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/amtrak/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/amtrak/index.htmlThe Bush administration plans to introduce legislation to restructure the nation's passenger rail system, while Amtrak supporters in Congress fight to maintain funding in next fiscal year's budget.Mon, 21 Feb 2005 05:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/17/da.train.security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/17/da.train.security/index.htmlFor Karen Callahan, a day away from her paralegal job means one less occasion to take the 30-minute train ride into Manhattan -- and one less worry about security.Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/08/italy.train/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/08/italy.train/index.htmlAt least 13 people have been killed and another 50 injured when two trains collided in heavy fog in northern Italy, according to medical officials.Sat, 08 Jan 2005 07:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/india.train/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/india.train/index.htmlA deadly head-on collision between two passenger trains in India's northern Punjab state has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens more, a railway official told CNN.Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/11/14/eurostar.anniversary/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/11/14/eurostar.anniversary/index.htmlEurostar, the high-speed passenger services, is celebrating 10 years of service between Britain, France and Belgium.Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/11/08/eurostar/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/11/08/eurostar/index.htmlEurostar says passenger numbers rose more than 16 percent in the first 10 months of the year as it took business away from airlines.Mon, 08 Nov 2004 12:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/14/madrid.images/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/14/madrid.images/index.htmlFor the first time since the Madrid train bombings, six images from a security video have been published showing the initial terrifying seconds after the March 11 explosions at the Atocha train station.Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/08/18/eurostar/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/08/18/eurostar/index.htmlWorkers at Eurostar -- the high-speed passenger train linking London with Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel -- have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/07/22/train.stopped/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/07/22/train.stopped/index.htmlPolice stopped Amtrak train 170 Thursday in Newark, New Jersey, for what Amtrak called "police activity" after a note was found in a bathroom, an Amtrak official said.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/26/taiwan.train/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/26/taiwan.train/index.htmlTaiwan's $15 billion dream of a high speed rail line has moved a step closer to reality with the arrival of its first "bullet train" from Japan.Wed, 26 May 2004 05:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/04/travel.security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/04/travel.security/index.htmlA test program to screen rail passengers for explosives got under way outside Washington D.C. Tuesday and federal officials have recently begun requiring more stringent security measures for "flights of interest," but neither is a result of new terror threat information.Tue, 04 May 2004 22:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/04/19/trains.collide/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/04/19/trains.collide/index.htmlAn Amtrak train slammed into a Long Island Rail Road commuter train parked at New York's Penn Station during Monday rush hour, causing minor injuries to 130 people, the New York Fire Department said.Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/07/amtrak.derailment/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/South/04/07/amtrak.derailment/index.htmlAn Amtrak passenger train derailed Tuesday night in a Mississippi swamp, leaving one person dead and 35 hurt -- at least three critically, authorities said.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 04:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/03/spain.bombings/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/03/spain.bombings/index.htmlA Spanish policeman was killed and 11 others injured when three suspected terrorists blew themselves up as police were closing in on them, Spanish Interior Minister Angel Acebes said.Sat, 03 Apr 2004 09:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/02/spain.bombings/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/02/spain.bombings/index.htmlSpain's state rail system has resumed its bullet train service, a day after a bomb was discovered under high-speed rail tracks between Madrid and Seville.Fri, 02 Apr 2004 12:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/15/railsafety.tm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/15/railsafety.tm/index.htmlAnyone who has boarded an Amtrak train since Sept. 11, 2001, must wonder how long the delusion can last.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/11/otsc.goodman/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/11/otsc.goodman/index.htmlMassive, well-coordinated attacks on Madrid's commuter train system Thursday morning killed and wounded hundreds of people at the height of the city's rush hour.Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/04/france.bombthreat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/04/france.bombthreat/index.htmlThousands of police and rail workers have combed the French railway network in a fruitless search for bombs as anger mounted over the delay in publicizing an extortion plot.Thu, 04 Mar 2004 08:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360783/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360783/index.htmI'm beginning to envy rock stars a little less," announces Bill Shea. He's sitting--bouncing, actually--inside a conference room that's now rolling across Connecticut. The 55-year-old has his cellp...Sun, 01 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342776/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342776/index.htmRecord numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road this summer for family vacations. Before you join the masses en route to the Grand Canyon or Disney World, consider making the journey the f...Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/03/01/318629/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/03/01/318629/index.htmLet's start with a confession: I don't like to fly. And it's not just because the last airline ticket I purchased was dated Sept. 11. I don't like the pricey airport taxis, lines, delays or cancell...Fri, 01 Mar 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/02/01/295757/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/02/01/295757/index.htmWhen it comes to travel, what better time to plot your spring, summer and fall getaways than these long winter evenings? To help you plan, we're looking ahead as well, with a preview of what destin...Thu, 01 Feb 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/16/289605/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/16/289605/index.htmI used to live in New York, and when I had to go to Washington I took Amtrak's Metroliner whenever I could. So what if it took longer than the airborne shuttle; in its pokey way the Metroliner was ...Mon, 16 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272794/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272794/index.htmAcela is here! Well, the promotional campaign for Amtrak's much vaunted bullet train is here, anyway. The actual trains, which were supposed to be barreling up and down the Northeast corridor by la...Mon, 07 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/17/222184/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/17/222184/index.htmWhy does Amtrak still exist? Despite minuscule ridership and conclusive evidence that intercity train travel--except in a few specific markets--is dead in the U.S.A., the government-owned passenger...Mon, 17 Feb 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/11/27/208020/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/11/27/208020/index.htmCORPORATE AMERICA rarely looks to Japan for inspiration these days. Westerners who once viewed the land of the ascendant sun as a mecca for management ideas now dismiss the country as an economic b...Mon, 27 Nov 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/05/15/202907/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/05/15/202907/index.htmWhen it comes to poor Amtrak, you can fairly well assume that the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. The next scheduled crisis, which involves major freight railroads including Co...Mon, 15 May 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76930/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76930/index.htmSleek, lightning-quick bullet trains are a common sight in Japan and Europe, so why aren't there any in the U.S.? The short answer is that most American < railroad track wasn't built for ultra-high...Mon, 05 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/20/72772/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/20/72772/index.htmFROM THE JAGGED Danish coast to Seville's sun-baked hills, Western Europe is laying a foundation of steel and concrete to support its drive for economic integration. A network of tunnels, bridges, ...Mon, 20 Nov 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/23/72635/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/23/72635/index.htmSleek and sophisticated, the 186-mile-per-hour Train a Grande Vitesse opened its newest route from Paris to Le Mans in September. Can Texas or Florida be far behind? Morrison Knudsen, the Boise, Id...Mon, 23 Oct 1989 04:01:00 EDT