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Amtrak spars with freight train industry over rules of the railroad

by Henry Epp
Sep 10, 2024
In a rare lawsuit, the Justice Department is trying to make freight lines comply with policy giving preference to Amtrak trains on the tracks.
Amtrak relies on freight rail lines for many of its routes, but it says freight companies often prevent its trains from running on time.
Henry Epp/Marketplace
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On the train from LA to Portland, Amtrak's ride-or-dies make the case for passenger rail

by Caleigh Wells
Aug 12, 2024
The Northeast Corridor gets most of the love — and money — from Washington. But rail fans in the rest of the country love their lines, too.
Hour three of 30. Passengers admire the ocean view on the Amtrak train through coastal California while National Park Service volunteer Ed Leska explains what they're seeing.
Caleigh Wells/Marketplace
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My Analog Life

A former motorcycle messenger rides down memory lane

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 12, 2024
“I used up eight of my nine lives in that job,” said Ray Charlton, who drove paperwork around Los Angeles in the 1980s.
A motorcyclist splits lanes as drivers sit in traffic in Southern California in 2024. In the 1980s, motorcycle messengers zoomed around Los Angeles delivering papers.
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E-cargo bikes could be coming to a bike lane near you

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Jun 4, 2024
Will these smaller, lower-emissions vehicles compete with trucks in making last-mile deliveries in urban areas?
E-cargo bikes are electric "micromobility" vehicles that can deliver goods to homes.
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Amtrak wants to build a bullet train in Texas. Could it kickstart a rail revolution?

by Pablo Arauz Peña
May 10, 2024
The project would cut the Dallas-to-Houston trip to 90 minutes. It’s one of a few high-speed rail projects that’s been getting attention lately.
Japan Central’s N700 high-speed train, above, would be the same train used for the Texas Central railway between Houston and Dallas.
Courtesy Texas Central
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The pneumatic tube business isn't dead yet

by Matthew Algeo
Apr 25, 2024
Hospitals still use the tubes for moving medicines and samples. But sales are now higher thanks to cannabis dispensaries.
Scott Rudder demonstrating the pneumatic tube system at Township Green, his cannabis dispensary in Riverside, New Jersey.
Matthew Algeo/Marketplace
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

The loss of Baltimore's bridge has snarled traffic. How do commuters cope?

by Stephanie Hughes
Apr 9, 2024
Previously, 30,000 cars and trucks would traverse the Francis Scott Key daily. Now all those vehicles have to find other routes.
About 30,000 vehicles used to travel the Key Bridge every day. Now all those cars and trucks have to find other routes.
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E-scooter firms set out to revolutionize transportation. Instead, many are collapsing.

by Henry Epp
Dec 21, 2023
One of the industry's biggest players — Bird — was a pre-pandemic "unicorn" that grew to be worth upwards of $1 billion. Now it's bankrupt.
Pre-pandemic, Bird was worth over $1 billion. Now, it's filed for bankruptcy.
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High-speed rail — environmentally friendly and popular worldwide — has a hard time in the U.S.

by Stephanie Hughes
Dec 8, 2023
The Biden administration's pouring billions into it, but that's a drop in the bucket compared to the total cost.
Though high-speed rail is common in Europe and Asia, most Americans lack access to it.
Bastien Inzaurralde/AFP via Getty Images
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Inside the evolving infrastructure of Laredo, the No 1. port in the U.S.

by Elizabeth Trovall
Nov 14, 2023
With tens of thousands of trucks passing through Laredo each day, bridges and roads are critical to this center of North American trade.
About 10,000 northbound trucks pass through the Port of Laredo each day, a number expected to grow as trade between the U.S. and Mexico increases.
Elizabeth Trovall/Marketplace
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