In der Mai-Ausgabe 2023 veröffentlichte der Wirtschaftsdienst einen Aufsatz mit dem Titel "Schieneninfrastruktur: wenig Mut zu radikalen Reformen" von Alexander Eisenkopf. Jonas Becker vertritt in einer Replik eine andere Auffassung; im Anschluss erläutert Alexander Eisenkopf seinen Standpunkt...

In early 2023 a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride - a hazardous chemical - derailed near East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment resulted in five of the cars carrying the chemical spilling their contents, which contaminated air and groundwater and forced the evacuation of several...

In 1963’s “The Reshaping of British Railways,” physicist and engineer Richard Beeching said that the rail system had far too many stations and far too much trackage. Here, I show that the relationship between rail revenue and the rail network can be characterized by power law...

The article explores the current state and future scenario of the Chinese railway lines routes through Central Asia and Afghanistan taking into account the Taliban regime. Since ancient times, Central Asia has been a crossroad of trade routes, which in modern times largest geopolitical actors...