Tag: Transportation

A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system

VEENDAM, Netherlands -- Hyperloop, a new form of mass transit involving capsules whizzing on magnetic fields through depressurized tubes, has achieved significant liftoff...

Thousands of Avis car rental customers had personal data stolen in cyberattack

Car rental giant Avis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that their personal information and driver’s license numbers were stolen in an August...

Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030

HELSINKI -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said Saturday they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled and...

Transport for London outages drag into weekend after cyberattack

Transport for London, the government body overseeing the U.K. capital’s public transit system, said it is experiencing online outages due to an “ongoing...

Maryland awards contract for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild after deadly collapse

BALTIMORE -- Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer)...

Canada's largest railroads have come to a full stop. Here's what you need to know

TORONTO -- Canada's two largest railroads have ground to a halt after an ongoing labor dispute couldn't be resolved before the overnight deadline...