Category: Rail

Victims of San Jose Rail Yard Shooting Identified; Police, FBI Seek Motive

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Police and federal investigators sought on Thursday to determine why a Northern California transit employee opened fire on his co-workers, killing nine people in the latest mass shooting to haunt the United States. The accused gunman shot himself as police closed in on him, minutes after gunfire erupted at about 6:30 a.m. Pacific…


Riding the Rails in Japan—Across the Country, and Deep Into History

The train is on time—because the train is always on time. And, I don’t have a seat. After getting slightly turned around disembarking my train from Hiroshima, which got me here in a real hurry, I’m struggling to make my connection. Dashing down onto the proper platform, I hear the rumble and clang of the…