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The True History of the Orient Express
Spies used it as a secret weapon. A president tumbled from it. Hitler wanted it destroyed. Just what made this train so intriguing?
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At This Spectral Subway Platform, Trains Approach But Never Arrive
An otherworldly art installation debuts at the Renwick just in time for Halloween
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How the 1867 Medicine Lodge Treaty Changed the Plains Indian Tribes Forever
The peace agreement set up reservations for the tribe—only to break that agreement in the following decades
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How to Busk the London Underground
It’s a lucrative gig, but it means passing a strenuous process of auditions to find the very best subway musicians
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A Train Company Crashed Two Trains. You Will Believe What Happened Next
When a Texas railway agent came up with a new marketing scheme, he had no idea how explosive it would be
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Secret Tunnels Under London, Once Used to Hide Art During WWI, Open to the Public for the First Time
Explore the 6.5-mile-long network of hidden mail tunnels starting this July
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This Prolific Inventor Helped Give Us The Phrase “The Real McCoy”
There are many stories about how we got this phrase. But there was only one Elijah McCoy
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This Moscow Subway Car Brings an Art Museum to Commuters
Experience some of Russia’s most notable pieces of art while traveling by train
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This Eccentric 19th-Century Transportation Magnate May Have Inspired Jules Verne
George Francis Train traveled around the world three times in his increasingly weird life
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Vladimir Lenin’s Return Journey to Russia Changed the World Forever
On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, our writer set out from Zurich to relive this epic travel
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New York City’s Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway Is Packed With Public Art
The city’s four newest subway stations are covered in colorful mosaics
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When the Standardization of Time Arrived in America
It used to be that each town kept its own time, and chaos reigned
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New York City’s Holiday Vintage Subway Trains Are Back
Go back in time, underground
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Escape With a Virtual Ride on the World’s Steepest Train
Things are looking up (down, right and left) thanks to a 360-degree video captures a stunning Norwegian fjord
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Construction Workers Uncover Ancient Elephant Bones Under L.A.’s Subway
But it won’t slow the metro down
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The ‘Flying Scotsman’ Made Train History When The Speedometer Hit 100
The first locomotive to hit 100 miles per hour was billed as “The Most Famous Train in the World”
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See the Cold War-Era Trains Berlin Is Bringing Back Into Service
The “Dora” is returning to the tracks of the U-Bahn
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Beneath a Mountain in Switzerland Lies the World’s Longest Shortcut
The massive structure, running 35.4 miles through the Alps, begins full operations this December
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How the Reno Gang Launched the Era of American Train Robberies
150 years ago today, the first-ever train robbery took place in Indiana, setting off decades of shoot outs and bloodshed
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