pete seeger Watch Elizabeth Cotten show her 2-finger "Cotten Pickin'" style on her upside-down guitar Mark Frauenfelder

History Historic cemetery honors circus performers and train victims Popkin

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

amazon James Bond is (almost) back in action Mark Cerulli

sponsored DaVinci IQ3 review: A cooler, bigger, better dry herb vaporizer Advertiser

sustainability Recycled plastic railway ties have lower carbon footprints Rob Beschizza

stunt First-ever bike flip on a moving train Popkin

disasters CEO of Norfolk Southern fired over "consensual" relationship with subordinate Rob Beschizza

weird accidents Train crashes into a Niagara Falls home garage — for the second time Carla Sinclair

gadgets Upgrade your PS4 controllers with USB-C ports Rob Beschizza

mistakes Norfolk Southern to pay $600m settlement over toxic train derailment in Ohio Rob Beschizza

maps Amtrak Explorer: online interactive map of the U.S. passenger train system Rob Beschizza

military Train to nowhere and dead-eyed stares: my visit to the Korean demilitarized zone Mark Cerulli

2024 elections Trump is loser of new poll against Biden, even if 3rd party jumps in Carla Sinclair

Environment The man using math to fight for the environment Ruben Bolling

education Kids who have to crawl under freight trains to get to school Ruben Bolling

tabloids Putin kills cows in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

podcast Listen to a firsthand account of hobo life in new "City of the Rails" podcast Rusty Blazenhoff

lies Contact lens applicators and misappropriated memories Andrew Yi

travel Passengers forced to stay on Amtrak train for 18 hours longer than expected Carla Sinclair