Brothers travel more than 3,000 miles around China by train in just 24 hours
Two brothers, inspired by a childhood timetable, have set a new Guinness World Record for the greatest distance traveled by train in 24 hours. Rickly and Richard Wong from Hong Kong travelled 4967.8 km (3086.6 miles) in a journey that took them all round China. [guinnessworldrecords.com]
In a Seoul subway station, a smart farm sprouts
In Sangdo, Korea, a subway station serving a southern Seoul residential neighborhood, the country’s first “Metro Farm” – an urban, underground smart farm – opened on September 23. A second has just started operation and two more are under construction and will open by the end of the year. [asiatimes.com]
Years After Rail Saga, Wisconsin’s Talgo Trains Sit Idle
In Beech Grove, Indiana, two massive brick warehouses have been a part of the landscape for more than a century. Both belong to Amtrak, which maintains its fleet here. Most of the trains that come into this facility don’t stay long. But in the front of the rail yard, there are two trains that never move. [wpr.org]
Atmospheric nighttime photos of trains from across the world
From steam trains in China to electric railways in Britain, father-and-son train photography team Robin Coombes and Taliesin Coombes have been traveling across the world capturing photographs of railways and trains at night. Check out highlights from their new book, “Railways at Night: From Dusk til Dawn.” [cnn.com]
Moscow’s metro stations are an underground treasure trove
Moscow’s metro stations are akin to snowflakes: no two exactly alike. Depending on the stop, travellers might see paintings or friezes, mosaics or stained glass, statues, carvings or bas-reliefs, often lit by rows of elaborate chandeliers, all strikingly set in varying architectural designs of stone, marble or plaster. [cumberlandnewsnow.com]
