Peru protests block access to Machu Picchu, stranding tourists
Reuters Protests in Peru are blocking access to Machu Picchu, one of South America’s most popular heritage sites, with local anger over a new ticketing system halting rail transport to the iconic Incan site and leaving some tourists stranded. Train services to the ancient ruins high up in the Andes have been suspended since Saturday […]
Winter weather snarls air, train travel across Europe
Frankfurt, Germany/Oslo, Norway Reuters Freezing rain in central and southern Germany grounded hundreds of flights and disrupted train travel on Wednesday, while heavy snowfall in Norway’s capital led to the temporary closure of its main airport. Germany’s massive Frankfurt airport cancelled all flights in early afternoon as jets could no longer be de-iced, but later […]
Crash investigation: Greece train disaster exposes rail network neglect
ANGELIKI KOUTANTOU and MICHELE KAMBAS, of Reuters, report in the wake of last week’s train collision…
Lithuania will allow sanctioned Russian goods trade to Kaliningrad
Vilnius, LithuaniaReuters European Union member Lithuania will allow sanctioned Russian goods to transit its territory on their way to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave, its Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, reversing its policy after new European Commission guidelines. The new guidelines on Wednesday followed weeks of tension among Moscow, Lithuania and the European Union that tested Europe’s […]
Eleven dead, 98 injured after train derails in Egypt
Cairo, EgyptReuters Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement. People gather at the site where train carriages derailed in Qalioubia province, north of Cairo, Egypt, on 18th April. PICTURE: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The train […]
Egypt fights sexual harassment on the train with commuter campaign
Cairo, EgyptThomson Reuters Foundation Sexual harassment is so common on Egypt’s railways that many women avoid travelling by train, but a new initiative aims to make female passengers feel safer and embolden victims of abuse to report it. Billboards reading “The Railway is Safe” have been installed at Cairo’s main rail terminus, a complaints hotline […]
ESSAY: JOHNNY CASH’S GOSPEL VERSUS THE TEMPTATIONS OF NATIONALISM
In an excerpt from his book ‘Trains, Jesus, & Murder: The Gospel According to Johnny Cash’ first published by Religion News Service, RICHARD BECK looks at how Johnny Cash viewed the Gospel and patriotism – and how nationlists can distort his message…
SIGHT-SEEING: TRAINS AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
In an article first published by ASSIST News Service, BRIAN NIXON looks at how trains can serve as a metaphor for the Christian life…