China’s longest double-track, single-bore train tunnel is complete, and high-speed trains traveling up to 125 miles per hour are slated to begin running through it later this year. It’s a major milestone, and yet it’s just one of many. China boasts 30 such projects, which comprise eight high-speed rail lines and over 500 miles of […]
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have, for the first time ever, mapped the plasma “burps” of a feeding supermassive black hole-powered quasar that dwells relatively close to Earth. While supermassive black holes with masses millions or billions of times that of the sun are thought to dwell at the heart of all galaxies, not […]
French national rail operator SNCF said Wednesday it planned to offer high-speed passenger services in neighbouring Italy from 2026, competing with rival Trenitalia on its home turf. “Italy is a natural market for high speed, with 56 million passengers per year,” said Alain Krakovitch, head of intercity TGV (high-speed train) services at SNCF Voyageurs. “But […]
A 23-year-old woman allegedly involved in the killings of her three roommates in Virginia was taken into custody after a chase on an upstate New York highway, police said Friday. Alyssa Jane Venable had been sought by authorities after members of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office found two men and one woman dead “from upper […]
TOWN OF EMPIRE – A 44-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida, man was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of leading law enforcement on a pursuit involving speeds of more than 100 mph and an attempt to flee on foot. The incident started shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday when a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy tried […]
A woman has pleaded guilty in connection to a multi-county high-speed chase in February. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 2 indicted after leading officers on multi-county high-speed chase Sharon Rieder, 30, is facing up to three years in prison after pleading guilty Monday in Montgomery County Pleas Court to failure to comply with the order or signal of […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has approved a project to build the first high-speed passenger railway between its two biggest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, to be funded with billions of dollars from the state budget, a government directive showed on Thursday. The government approved the construction of the 679 km railroad, which should allow Russian-made […]
A suspect wanted for speeding is now behind bars. On Wednesday, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted a traffic stop on a Land Rover that appeared to be racing another car down Pio Nono Avenue. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said the 21-year-old driver led […]
A man was found guilty Monday of driving at 101 miles per hour while under the influence of alcohol and drugs, leading to a crash with a motorcyclist that amputated the victim’s left leg above the knee and the loss of three fingers, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. Jacob Bookout, 29, was […]
For many years, the idea of a high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest felt like a faraway dream. But now, thanks to the efforts of several advocates and some funding from the Department of Transportation, those plans are taking shape. A map for the proposed route was recently unveiled, showing how the high-speed rail corridor […]
A man driving a stolen pickup truck led deputies on a high-speed chase from Phelan to Adelanto before being apprehended earlier this week, officials said. A deputy tried to pull over a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck for traffic violations about 12:30 a.m. Thursday at Colorado and Palmdale roads in Phelan, according to the San Bernardino […]
A man led state police on a high-speed pursuit, traveling more than 90 mph, from the suburbs into the City of York early Wednesday morning, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Yariel Fuentes-Reyes, 18, of Laurel, Maryland has been charged with fleeing or attempting to elude officers, evading arrest or detention on foot, recklessly […]