Smithsonian Magazine1mon
When a Deadly Winter Storm Trapped a Luxury Passenger Train Near the Donner Pass for Three Days
On a normal run, the Southern Pacific Railroad’s City of San Francisco train could whisk passengers from Chicago to San Francisco in 40 hours and 15 minutes. But this wasn’t a normal run ...
Investigators blame 2023 Chicago train crash on high speed limit, brakes and slick tracks
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal investigators say a high speed limit, a disabled braking system and slippery tracks are to blame for a 2023 Chicago train crash that left dozens of people injured, according to ...
Cowboy State Daily13d
Wyoming History: How 17 People Didn’t Have To Die When Trains Collided Near Evanston In 1951
Seventeen people were killed and 159 others hurt when a full-speed train crashed into another nearly stopped on the tracks ...
CBS News16d
Family of woman who died after being pushed into BART train in San Francisco sues transit agency
The family of a woman who died after being pushed into a BART train in San Francisco is suing the agency, alleging BART is responsible for allowing crime at its stations and trains. On July 1 ...
SFGate23d
The California train loop among '7 wonders of the railroad world'
Located about an hour’s detour away for travelers driving Interstate 5 between San Francisco ... made train travel possible from Oakland to Los Angeles. Subsequently, trains from Chicago ...