There was a time when American passenger railroads were the envy of the world. From New York’s subway network to diesel-powered high-speed trains that peaked at 115 miles per hour in the 1930s, the ...

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If you're in the market for a new sporting spectacle that pits the best electric vehicle drivers against one another, then you're spoiled for choice right now. Formula E is showing just what EVs can ...

Europe’s public transit captains showed off their skills at an annual championship. “We have been practicing,” a Dutch competitor said. “But the other teams have also been practicing, too.” By Amelia ...

Left: Average commuting patterns, weighted by population, across three mobility categories—active mobility (A), public transport (B), and motorized private transport (C)—depending on whether cities ...

The Bucharest City Hall plans to purchase 100 new trolleybuses and 79 modern trams using European Union funds under the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a distinctive horn, a ringing bell, and the familiar hiss of air brakes, a unique rail vehicle departs a Budapest depot, ...

Plans for trams along Jersey's south west coast are being backed by the Constable of St Helier. John Trafford, a former Croydon tram driver, came up with the idea. He claims a tram route would reduce ...

People drive significantly less in European cities with a metro system than in cities that only have trams or no rail-based public transport at all. This is shown by a new study from the Complexity ...