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A Stray Wallaby Stopped Trains and Confused People in the Netherlands

If you're missing a marsupial, authorities want to hear from you.
Erik Shilling June 28, 2017
100-year-old tracks on Sunset Beach
Cape May, New Jersey

Sometimes Train Tracks of Sunset Beach

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.
Advertisement for the Bennie Railplane, c. 1928
trains

The 1929 Plane-Train Hybrid That Almost Was

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... railplane?
Michael Waters June 26, 2017
The Great Train Wreck of 1918
Nashville, Tennessee

Dutchman's Curve

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.
The box tunnel flooded with light
Box, England

Box Tunnel Entrance

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.
Toy Train Barn, Argyle Wisconsin
Argyle, Wisconsin

Toy Train Barn

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.
trains

This Rail Line Runs Through the Middle of a 19-Story Apartment Building

In Chongqing, catch the train at your front door.
Michael Waters June 7, 2017
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Here's Your Chance to Ride Chicago's Historic Trains

For the 125th anniversary of the L, the city's Transit Authority has put some old cars back on the tracks.
Cara Giaimo June 6, 2017
The lamp post at Union Station.
Kansas City, Missouri

Union Station Lamp Post Clock

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.
St. Louis, Missouri

Whispering Arch at Union Station

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
An illustration from the <em>Illustrated Police News</em>, Saturday 11 May 1889.
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The Victorian Belief That a Train Ride Could Cause Instant Insanity

"Railway madmen" were thought to be activated by the sounds and motion of train travel.
Joseph Hayes May 12, 2017
VECTORR in the Mendocino vineyard
Ukiah, California

Vectorr Train Prototype

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.
An Amtrak train in California.
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The Consequences of Amtrak Not Owning Its Own Tracks

Was your train late, recently?
Ernie Smith May 2, 2017
The Grand Model of Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Grand Maket Rossiya (Grand Model of Russia)

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.
London, England

Paddington Bear Statue

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Guard on Shinkansen bullet train in Kyoto Station
transportation

Why Japan's Rail Workers Can't Stop Pointing at Things

A seemingly silly gesture is done for the sake of safety.
Allan Richarz March 29, 2017
One of the many, many trains found in the warehouse.
collections

Found: A Secret Warehouse Full of Toy Trains

Trains, trains, and more trains.
Sarah Laskow March 27, 2017
The tunnels all look slightly differiently
Washington, D.C.

Capitol Building Tunnel System

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.