#Gunman kills woman on Los Angeles Metro train

#Gunman kills woman on Los Angeles Metro train

“#Gunman kills woman on Los Angeles Metro train” A woman was fatally shot by “an agitated suspect” aboard a Los Angeles Metro train on Sunday morning, police said. The victim and the male shooter were in a verbal argument before he shot her several times as the train was stopped at Hollywood/Vine station in Hollywood…

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#Victim IDed in fatal Amtrak crash in Montana

#Victim IDed in fatal Amtrak crash in Montana

“#Victim IDed in fatal Amtrak crash in Montana” A 28-year-old married man has been identified as one of the three people who died in the fatal Amtrak derailment in Montana on Saturday that also injured over 50 people. Zach Schneider was traveling to Portland, Oregon with his wife Becca for a vacation when eight of…

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# billion Canadian bid for US railroad screeches to a halt

#$29 billion Canadian bid for US railroad screeches to a halt

“#$29 billion Canadian bid for US railroad screeches to a halt” The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Tuesday rejected a voting trust proposed by Canadian National Railway for its $29 billion deal to buy US railroad operator Kansas City Southern. The rail regulator’s ruling is a blow to Canadian National, which is locked in a takeover battle for Kansas City with smaller rival Canadian Pacific. “The Board finds that the…

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#Man falls to death walking between cars in NYC

#Man falls to death walking between cars in NYC

“#Man falls to death walking between cars in NYC” A straphanger walking between two subway cars was killed early Tuesday in Brooklyn when he slipped and fell to the tracks, cops said.  The unidentified man was going between cars on a northbound F train at the 36th Street station on Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park…

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#’Hotels on rails’ sleeper trains are coming to Europe

#’Hotels on rails’ sleeper trains are coming to Europe

“#’Hotels on rails’ sleeper trains are coming to Europe” While the US can’t get just one good rail system across the country, Europe is getting yet another travel option — overnight sleeper trains. Midnight Trains will be a “hotel on rails” with a launch set for 2024, The Guardian reported. The French start-up announced its…

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