Gatwick Airport station is insane for shots like this, genuinely spectacular.

Taken on a Canon EOS R50 with a Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 lens. Edited in Lightroom by meow.social/@nycta

#photography #canon #trains #trainphotography

Well shit.

I don't usually post bad news (because many here already know it) and try to concentrate on positive things that we can do to effect change.

But this sucks and I want to scream into the void.

The Amtrak (America's only "national" passenger rail service - there are smaller regional rail services, some that even cross a couple of states, but Amtrak is the only one that really goes all across the nation) CEO was forced to resign.

The US has shitty rail service as it is, and Amtrak is often hampered by state governments that don't want passenger rail (they're paid off by car companies, airplane companies, even bus companies, and even even freight RAIL companies).

But this just means that passenger rail is going to suck even more in the US and the US regime installs a loyalist to the Amtrak CEO position.

Texas can say goodbye to their high-speed rail line from Dallas to Houston:

#transit #rail #trains #passengerTrains #amtrak

reuters.com/world/us/us-passen…

Passenger rail between Finland and Sweden could start in late 2025 (but don't hold your breath)

#trains #rail #EuropeanTravel #sweden #finland #tornio #haparanda
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Passenger rail between Finland and Sweden could start in late 2025

Passenger train traffic from Finland via Tornio to Haparanda would open up the possibility of traveling to Sweden and the rest of Europe by land.

^{Yle News}

Thanks to regenerative braking, Caltrain's fuel bill post-electrification is projected to be less than their last year of Diesel trains, despite running even more trains at higher speeds.

trains.com/trn/news-reviews/ne…

#capol #trains #transit

The more you know!

Efficiency of Caltrain electric equipment leads operator to lower estimate of electric costs

SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Caltrain’s electrified equipment is performing far more efficiently than expected, the agency announced at its month board meeting, which could result in $3 million annually in electric savings.

^{Kalmbach Publishing}

Elon Musk has been trying to kill California’s high-speed rail project for over a decade. It’s the only reason he started pushing the Hyperloop as an alternative.

Now he’s planning to use his influence with Trump to ensure its federal funding gets cut off.

disconnect.blog/elon-musk-is-s…

#tech #highspeedrail #elonmusk #trains #donaldtrump #transport

Elon Musk is sending DOGE after high-speed rail

Donald Trump’s “first buddy” is using his position to revive personal vendettas

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

OpenTTD is modelled after the original Transport Tycoon game by Chris Sawyer and enhances the game experience dramatically. Many features were inspired by TTDPatch while others are original.

See Play with model trains in OpenTTD

#technology #gaming #trains #openttd #simulation

My father has always been fond of model trains, and I remember watching him building a track around the Christmas tree when I was young. When Lego train sets were released, he and I transitioned to them for their convenience and inherent extensibility. We built and operated Lego trains and monorail tracks over the course of many years. I've often imagined a possible future in which I have a garage or a basement dedicated to miniature landscapes and electric whistling trains.

gadgeteer.co.za/dont-have-room…