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Articles tagged “rail”

Ground Transport

France’s travel woes continue with country-wide rail strike

Steer clear of Western Europe this week. The halt on air and train travel highlights a failure between the state and transportation companies to adequately negotiate before passing the burden on to locals and visitors alike.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

France’s travel woes continue with country-wide rail strike

Ground Transport

UK’s largest private operator of public transportation loses its leader

Combine ambitions borne out of the privatization of public transportation, throw in an economic crisis, and add a bit of Branson-related drama, and you have a company that's struggling under billions of debt.

Gwyn Topham, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Iraq lays out plans to rebuild its devastated rail network

Money and security are enormous obstacles to surmount, but Iraq -- unlike the country that helped it throw off its dictator -- understands the value of rail in ensuring a stable society.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Iraq lays out plans to rebuild its devastated rail network

Ground Transport

UK rail company FirstGroup makes slow comeback after losing contract to Virgin

Losing the contract in a convoluted assessment process was a major loss for the UK operator, but a thriving bus division and multiple rail franchises have kept the company’s engine running.

Patricia Laya, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

UK rail company FirstGroup makes slow comeback after losing contract to Virgin

Airlines

GoEuro attracts $4 million in funding for transportation search engine

This could be a very valuable service for any company that can really accomplish its goals. With ground transportation, in particular, being so fragmented, $4 million can lay the groundwork, but GoEuro will have to be in it for the long haul.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

The Times Square shuttle that wants to take riders to Scottsdale

This is the first subway takeover ever created by the Scottsdale tourism board, but the high visibility of such a campaign could more than cover the costs it took to position itself at the busiest intersection in New York.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

The Times Square shuttle that wants to take riders to Scottsdale

Business Travel

Amtrak Wi-Fi upgrade will not solve passenger woes

Anyone who has used in-flight Wi-Fi knows it can have spottiness issues, too, but Amtrak's challenges are even greater.

Skift | 11 years ago

Amtrak Wi-Fi upgrade will not solve passenger woes

SkiftX

150 facts to celebrate the London Underground’s sesquicentennial birthday

The tube is one of the oldest subway systems in the world and its history not only tracks transportation transformations, but also serves as a record of the London’s political and cultural past.

Jolyon Attwool, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

150 facts to celebrate the London Underground’s sesquicentennial birthday

Online Travel

New York City set to launch subway-tracking app for seven of the city’s 24 lines

New York’s MTA has withheld its train-location information making it difficult for developers to innovate and improve riders’ digital experience until now, and the app’s functionality still falls far behind those of other U.S. cities.

Skift | 11 years ago

New York City set to launch subway-tracking app for seven of the city’s 24 lines

Skift Originals

A tortured route to high-speed rail in the Northeast Corridor by 2040

Europe's winning the high-speed rail race, and it's lead looks insurmountable at this juncture.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

A tortured route to high-speed rail in the Northeast Corridor by 2040