A new book explores the imagery—and historical and social impact—of train travel through more than 500 graphics From early map-printing techniques to beautiful vintage travel advertising ephemera to ...
Operation Lifesaver (OL) Canada announced April 18 that it is collaborating with Google Maps on a new safety feature to alert Canadian drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to rail crossings. “Many ...
The Association of American Railroads has added to its website an interactive map that allows any user to take a “snap-shot” of information about railroads in a given location. AAR says the map is ...
OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every year, dozens of Canadians are killed or seriously injured in preventable train-vehicle and train-pedestrian collisions at railway crossings. These tragic ...
Old maps are fascinating in part because they can tell us not only how people once saw the world but also how that world was shaped. That’s certainly true of the railway maps shown below, whether it’s ...
Earlier this year, the UK’s Urban Transport Group published a new report assessing the benefits of greater devolution to local authorities for the country’s railway stations. The report comes at a ...
The driver of a Mahindra Bolero SUV followed Google Maps to get turn-by-turn directions to his destination, eventually getting stuck on the railway tracks with an approaching speeding train.