Railway Technologies

Every year, the Grand Canyon Railway transports thousands of visitors to the south rim of the Grand Canyon from Williams, Arizona. At holiday time, the Grand Canyon Railway operates The Polar Express, transporting children and adults alike to the magical world of Santa Claus and the North Pole. The Grand Canyon Railway started The Polar [...]

n 2007, Canada had a total of 72,212 km (44,870 mi)[29] of freight and passenger railway, of which 31 km (19 mi) is electrified.[citation needed] While intercity passenger transportation by rail is now very limited, freight transport by rail remains common. Total revenues of rail services in 2006 was $10.4 billion, of which only 2.8% [...]

Unless you’re touring the countryside, trains are the best way to travel around Europe. You can pick and choose from an astonishing variety of trains–from folksy, friendly local trains in rural areas to high-speed TGVs that whisk you between cities at speeds up to 300 km/h (186 mph). Best of all, you’ll see Europeans at [...]

For most visitors, rail travel is the quickest and easiest way to get around Europe. Trains go from city center to city center, at speeds of up to 186 mph (300 km/h) on some routes. Parking worries are non-existent, there’s no need to pay a king’s ransom for gasoline, and you can focus on scenery [...]