UAE says will have rail link with Saudi Arabia by the end of December 2021
By Reuters – Mar 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates will have a rail link with Saudi Arabia by the end of December 2021, a senior […]
Historical, modern significance of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway
CEMIL ERTEM @cemilertem The first train on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway departed yesterday. It is a historical development in many aspects. Apart from the commercial significance that an uninterrupted […]
Istanbul – Sofia express line set to start on Feb. 20
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL File Photo As reconstruction work of the train line between Istanbul and Kapıkule customs gate on the border with Bulgaria has come to an end, train services between Turkey’s largest city and the Bulgarian capital Sofia are set to start as of Feb. 20. […]
These Old Maps Show That America’s Rail System Hasn’t Improved In Almost A Century
They depict how long it took to travel by train across the U.S. at various points from 1800 to 1932. Sadly, we haven’t made much progress since then… People complain about the trains in the United States: They’re not fast enough, they don’t go to convenient locations. This is a […]