Canadian National Railway

What to Bring on a Long Bus Ride: 12 Essentials

When you're traveling long-distances by bus there are a few essentials you should never forget. Find out what to bring on a long bus ride!

Why You Always See Crushed Stones Alongside Railroad Tracks

The crushed stones you see alongside railroad tracks are what is known as ballast. Their purpose is to hold the wooden cross ties in place, which in turn hold the rails in place.

Model trains set up at Fern Creek Library

4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Take Family Photos on Railroad Tracks

There's a trend lately of photographers conducting photo shoots on railroad tracks. It may be a great photo you end up with but it's in your best interest

How to build the perfect model railway

Enthusiasts reveal their quest for perfection in recreating railway scenes from the past.

I survived the building of the 'death railway', Witness

Thousands of WW2 prisoners died when the Japanese forced them to build a railway

Environment-friendly ‘kulhad’ to replace plastic tea cups at railway stations

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal called the initiative "the contribution of the Railways towards a plastic-free India."

Expanding micro homes could move around on railway tracks

Tomasz Zablotny and Paweł Maszota have unveiled a concept for a community of mobile micro homes that move around an old shipyard on railway tracks

This 200-Foot-Long Railway to Nowhere Is Actually a Brilliant Shipping Loophole

The so-called Bayside Canadian Railway is now at the center of a massive court fight.

Maximizing Hazardous Material Railway Safety Through Planning Efforts

FRA and PHMSA discuss railway safety reforms, including tougher regulations, and railroad and personnel controls of trains carrying oil.

Watch this giant Japanese robot fix railways (and pray it doesn’t turn on us)

Japanese rail company employs a humanoid robot to carry out maintenance that's considered too risky for humans.

Recycled railway plastic sleepers replace timber on heritage tracks

Recycled plastic is the new material for heritage railway sleepers.

What to Pack for a Trans-Siberian Railway Journey

Making travel dreams come true often has a practical element. For example, what do you bring when you take the plunge to travel on the Tran-Siberian Railway? It depends on what kind of train you’re…

First response system can assess railway accidents, detect potential hazards

Remote system developed at APL can assess railway accidents, detect potential hazards

Not a Wall Street wizard? You can still pick winners

Bernard Baruch claimed to have liquidated his holdings in time to avoid the crash of 1929. This foresight resulted in his becoming a larger-than-life

Railways develops AI-powered robot to check for faults in trains

Railways have developed an Artificial Intelligence-powered robot named USTAAD, which examines parts of the coach in real time with an HD camera and transmits them over Wi-Fi

Interior of railway health car. Published between...

Interior of railway health car. Published between ca. 1910 and 1925.