Rail travel disruptions
Vermont Transportation Agency warns of rail trespassing

Jun. 26, 2021 02:09 PM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Agency of Transportation is warning about an increase in the number of people trespassing on railroad tracks since Amtrak...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 21, 2021 following the virtual 'Global Health Summit'. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
The Latest: Sri Lanka halts trains, buses to curb virus

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

Suspended Vermont Amtrak passenger service poised for return

Mar. 24, 2021 09:59 AM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Amtrak passenger rail service could be back on track in Vermont within the next few months, officials said. Service...

In this image taken from a video released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, a group of Russian diplomats push hand-pushed rail trolley with their children and suitcases to the border with Russia. A group of Russian diplomats and their family members returned to Russia from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley on Thursday because of COVID-19 restrictions in the country, Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a Facebook post. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
Russian diplomats hand-push trolley over North Korea border

Feb. 26, 2021 04:02 AM EST

Cars drive on the snow-covered Messeschnellweg road during snowfall in Laatzen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. ( Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
Snow, ice disrupt transport in central, northern Europe

Feb. 08, 2021 06:09 AM EST

People take a selfie at the Zaans Museum in Zaandam, as snow and strong winds pounded The Netherlands, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Heavy snowstorm pounds Germany, upends travel

By Kirsten Grieshaber Feb. 07, 2021 06:15 AM EST

A woman walks through Brooklyn's Main Street Park, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 in New York. A winter snowstorm walloped the Eastern U.S. on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
The Latest: Massachusetts braces for snow's arrival, wind

Feb. 01, 2021 11:18 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2021 07:18 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Keep the Trains and Buses Running The...

People walk along "El Paseo de la Castellana" avenue during a heavy snowfall in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, halting traffic and leaving thousands trapped in cars or in train stations and airports that suspended all services as the snow kept falling on Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Unusual snow kills 4, brings much of Spain to a standstill

By Aritz Parra Jan. 09, 2021 02:53 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, file photo, people navigate the stairs of the Kew Gardens subway station in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. For the New York area’s public transit providers, 2020 was a year of existential challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Ridership and revenues cratered, more than 100 transit employees lost their lives and gaping budget holes could remain problematic for years. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
New year brings optimism for NY-area mass transit systems

By David Porter Dec. 29, 2020 07:40 AM EST

Switzerland-Italy train travel to be suspended amid pandemic

Dec. 08, 2020 02:36 PM EST
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss national rail operator says nearly all train travel between Italy and Switzerland will be suspended indefinitely starting Thursday...

Plant with nearly 500 workers closing in north Alabama

Sep. 11, 2020 11:05 AM EDT
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A factory that employs hundreds of people manufacturing railroad cars in north Alabama is closing amid declining demand linked to the...

Isaias left more than 1 million in New Jersey without power

Aug. 05, 2020 05:27 AM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The sound of generators and chain saws punctuated Wednesday morning's sunrise in New Jersey where more than 1.3 million homes and...

A health worker removes her personal protective equipment after completing screening of residents for COVID-19 symptoms in Dharavi, one of Asia's biggest slums, in Mumbai, India, Friday, June 26, 2020. India is the fourth hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the U.S., Russia and Brazil. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Asia Today: India's cases spike again to near half-million

Jun. 25, 2020 09:50 PM EDT

NJ Transit's longer-term plans focus on infrastructure

By David Porter Jun. 08, 2020 03:17 PM EDT
New Jersey Transit unveiled a five-year capital plan Monday that would require nearly $6 billion in additional funding to address bus and train reliability and...

Municipality workers disinfect the courtyard of historical Haci Bayram Mosque, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Turkish authorities prepare mosques for communal prayers at limited capacity, observing social distancing rules, starting with Friday prayers since mosques shut down back in March; worshippers supposed to pray outside in mosque courtyards.( AP Photo/Ali Unal)
Turkey resumes intercity train service after 2-month halt

May. 28, 2020 05:39 AM EDT

Brightline suspends South Florida train service for months

Associated Press May. 21, 2020 07:28 AM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A high speed train service that operates between Miami and West Palm Beach announced Wednesday it is suspending service “for the...

North Carolina-operated passenger train service suspended

May. 13, 2020 02:43 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State-sponsored train service between Raleigh and Charlotte will be suspended beginning next week because of the impact of the COVID-19...

This March 23, 2020, photo shows a deserted New Delhi railway station during lockdown in India. India is set to re-open some parts of its colossal rail network on Tuesday, as the country looks at easing its nearly seven-week strict lockdown amid an increase in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India resumes limited train service as it eases lockdown

By Sheikh Saaliq And Shonal Ganguly May. 12, 2020 01:27 AM EDT

Crew on the the Ruby Princess wave with a cartoon sized hand and head as the ship departs from Port Kembla in Wollongong, Australia, Thursday, April 23, 2020. The ocean liner became notorious as Australia's largest single source of coronavirus infections and is the center of a criminal investigation over the sickness' spread set off a month after it was ordered by police to leave. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Asia Today: Jakarta suspends passenger flights, rail service

Apr. 22, 2020 11:44 PM EDT