US vs. Europe Passenger Train Lines? Viral Map Lacks Crucial Context
Even when it was most used in the 1910s and 1920s, America's passenger train network displayed stark differences between ...
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Hochul touts New York subway safety same day as ‘barbaric’ crimes occur
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) celebrated efforts to combat crime in New York City’s subway system on the same weekend several “barbaric” crimes occurred there. Two people were stabbed at a ...
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Man charged with murder after setting a woman on fire on NYC subway, authorities say
A man has been charged with murder after allegedly setting fire to a woman aboard a subway train in New York early Sunday. Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, of Guatemala was charged Monday afternoon ...
Some Metro trains using automation are overrunning station platforms
Since returning to using automation to run Red Line trains, Metro has seen several trains overrun the platform at various ...
Untapped Cities6d
How to Make a Subway Map with John Tauranac
Hear from an author and map designer who has been creating maps of the NYC subway, officially and unofficially, for over ...
The Washington Post4d
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
NEW YORK — The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his first appearance in court on Tuesday, while authorities ...
Where are WA’s rest stops? Where else can I stop on common routes this holiday season?
Western Washington’s northbound and southbound counterparts are closer together than the eastbound and westbound counterparts ...
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Fiend accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway is illegal migrant from Guatemala who sneaked into US after he was deported
When he was issued a transit ticket in 2023, he gave an address of a shelter on Randall’s Island, the sources said. On Sunday, police said he was at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway ...
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Sleeping subway rider burned alive on F train after crazed attacker tosses lit match on her: police sources
A sleeping subway rider burned to death on an F train in Coney Island Sunday morning after a madman threw a lit match onto her causing her to burst into flames police sources said. NYPD officers ...
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NYC has been reeling from some high-profile crimes. Are the city and subway safe?
A shocking incident on the New York subway Sunday morning in which a woman was set on fire, killing her, is the latest high-profile crime in the nation's largest city. But despite the headline ...
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Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens after more than a decade of delays
A dozen years after it broke ground, Vietnam’s largest city has unveiled its first mass rapid transit line. Hundreds of people lined up for the chance to be among the first passengers to board ...
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New York City police apprehend suspect in the death of a woman set on fire in subway car
New York City police announced Sunday they have in custody a “person of interest” in the early morning death of a woman who they believe may have fallen asleep on a stationary subway train ...