Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. PUY-DE-DOME (63). THE PANORAMIQUE DES DOMES ELECTRIC COGWHEEL TRAIN TAKES YOU TO THE SUMMIT OF THE PUY DE DOME AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,465 M IN 15 MINUTES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Completes 750-kV Power Transmission Loop

China Completes 750-kV Power Transmission Loop

- A train runs under the 750-kilovolt (kV) loop in Minfeng County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 10, 2025. China has finished construction of a 4,197-km extra-high voltage power transmission loop around the Tarim Basin, home to the country's largest desert, marking a major infrastructure milestone in southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. The final section of the 750-kilovolt (kV) loop, now the country's largest of its kind, was connected on Sunday, capping a 15-year project involving nine substations and nearly 10,000 steel towers, according to a subsidiary of State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., which constructed the project. Photo by Ma Yuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Revival-colored Eizan Electric Railway train departing from Yase-Hieiyamaguchi Station

Revival-colored Eizan Electric Railway train departing from Yase-Hieiyamaguchi Station

Revival-colored Eizan Electric Railway train departing from Yase-Hieiyamaguchi Station, now in the “ivory and maroon” livery of its 1987 debut, and in service as the “Revival 721.=April 18,2025,Kyoto

Special train marking 90th anniv. of founding of Tigers

Special train marking 90th anniv. of founding of Tigers

A special train featuring former and current Hanshin Tigers players is unveiled to the media at a Hanshin Electric Railway Co. station near Koshien Stadium, the Central League baseball club's home ballpark in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 5, 2025. The six-car train will operate until mid-December to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Tigers. ==Kyodo

Electric Cola Trade

Electric Cola Trade

A train loads power coal at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 16, 2025.

Electric Cola Trade

Electric Cola Trade

A train loads power coal at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 16, 2025.

Electric Cola Trade

Electric Cola Trade

A train loads power coal at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 16, 2025.

Electric Cola Trade

Electric Cola Trade

A train loads power coal at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 16, 2025.

Electric Cola Trade

Electric Cola Trade

A train loads power coal at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 16, 2025.

Electric Cola Trade

Electric Cola Trade

A train loads power coal at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 16, 2025.

Electric Cola Trade

Electric Cola Trade

A train loads power coal at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 16, 2025.

Electric Cola Trade

Electric Cola Trade

A train loads power coal at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 16, 2025.

Japan: Massive Blackout Hits Shikoku Region, Leaving 360,000 Homes Without Power 2

A massive power outage hit the Shikoku region in southwestern Japan on Saturday, November 9, at around 8:20 p.m., leaving more than 360,000 homes without power and halting train services. According to Shikoku Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, there was an issue with some of the transmission lines connecting Honshu and Shikoku, which caused an "Under-Frequency Relay" to activate to maintain the supply-demand balance, leading to the blackout.

Japan: Massive Blackout Hits Shikoku Region, Leaving 360,000 Homes Without Power

A massive power outage hit the Shikoku region in southwestern Japan on Saturday, November 9, at around 8:20 p.m., leaving more than 360,000 homes without power and halting train services. According to Shikoku Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, there was an issue with some of the transmission lines connecting Honshu and Shikoku, which caused an "Under-Frequency Relay" to activate to maintain the supply-demand balance, leading to the blackout.

Powerful typhoon in Japan

Powerful typhoon in Japan

People pass by electric signboards at JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 30, 2024, showing Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen bullet train services suspended due to the approach of Typhoon Shanshan.

Powerful typhoon in Japan

Powerful typhoon in Japan

A man passes by electric signboards at JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 29, 2024, showing shinkansen bullet train services are suspended between Tokyo and Osaka due to the approach of Typhoon Shanshan.

Powerful typhoon in Japan

Powerful typhoon in Japan

A woman passes by an electric signboard at JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 29, 2024, showing shinkansen bullet train services are suspended between Tokyo and Osaka due to the approach of Typhoon Shanshan.

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ELECTRIC SGR TRAIN-OPERATION

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ELECTRIC SGR TRAIN-OPERATION

(240803) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan (3rd R) launches the commercial operation of the country's electric SGR train service from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma at Dar es Salaam Station, Tanzania, on Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Tanzania's electric SGR train service starts commercial operation from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma" (Photo by Emmanuel Herman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ELECTRIC SGR TRAIN-OPERATION

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ELECTRIC SGR TRAIN-OPERATION

(240803) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An electric SGR train stops at Dar es Salaam Station in Tanzania on Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Tanzania's electric SGR train service starts commercial operation from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma" (Photo by Emmanuel Herman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ELECTRIC SGR TRAIN-OPERATION

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-ELECTRIC SGR TRAIN-OPERATION

(240803) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers board the electric SGR train from Tanzania's Dar es Salaam to Dodoma at Dar es Salaam Station in Tanzania on Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Tanzania's electric SGR train service starts commercial operation from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma" (Photo by Emmanuel Herman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

TUMEN, CHINA - JULY 14, 2024 - Photo taken on July 14, 2024 shows an electric train in Nanyang City, North Korea, at the China-North Korea border in Tumen city, Jilin province.

China-developed train rolls off, to be put into operation in Malaysia

STORY: China-developed train rolls off, to be put into operation in Malaysia SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ETS3 train STORYLINE: A meter-gauge train rolled off the production line on Friday at CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd in central China's Hunan Province. It is the third generation of meter-gauge train independently developed by the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) for Malaysia's Electric Train Service (ETS). It will be placed into operation on the west coast of Malaysia, with a total line length of about 950 kilometers. The ETS3 train will greatly increase the passenger capacity and operational efficiency in the local rail transit network, promoting the modernization of Malaysia's rail transit. According to Ren Zewen, an electrical designer with CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd, the train adopts a 6-car formation, providing 312 seats, with a running speed of 160 ki

NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINESE-BUILT METRO RAIL

NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINESE-BUILT METRO RAIL

(240604) -- ABUJA, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on May 28, 2024 shows the interior of a Chinese-made electric multiple unit (EMU) train in Abuja, Nigeria. Since its relaunch for commercial operation about a week ago, talks about the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) have been making the rounds, with local media abuzz with the prospect of the light rail system in the fast-developing Nigerian capital city. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Zhe) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese-built metro rail offers exciting, comfortable ride in Nigeria's capital

NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINESE-BUILT METRO RAIL

NIGERIA-ABUJA-CHINESE-BUILT METRO RAIL

(240604) -- ABUJA, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 28, 2024 shows the interior of a Chinese-made electric multiple unit (EMU) train in Abuja, Nigeria. Since its relaunch for commercial operation about a week ago, talks about the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) have been making the rounds, with local media abuzz with the prospect of the light rail system in the fast-developing Nigerian capital city. (Xinhua/Yang Zhe) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese-built metro rail offers exciting, comfortable ride in Nigeria's capital

Electric Coal Transportation in Jiujiang

Electric Coal Transportation in Jiujiang

JIUJIANG, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - A cargo train loaded with thermal coal leaves the railway special line of Jiangxi Coal Reserve Center in Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, China, May 24, 2024.

Electric Coal Transportation in Jiujiang

Electric Coal Transportation in Jiujiang

JIUJIANG, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - A cargo train loaded with thermal coal leaves the railway special line of Jiangxi Coal Reserve Center in Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, China, May 24, 2024.

Electric Coal Transportation in Jiujiang

Electric Coal Transportation in Jiujiang

JIUJIANG, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - A cargo train loaded with thermal coal leaves the railway special line of Jiangxi Coal Reserve Center in Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province, China, May 24, 2024.

Drone inspects train rails

Drone inspects train rails

An autonomously operated drone inspects train rails of Kobe Electric Railway Co. on a trial basis in Ono in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 15, 2024. The test was conducted in preparation for possible damage to rails in the event of a natural disaster when a shortage of manpower in charge of railway checks is expected. ==Kyodo

Drone inspects train rails

Drone inspects train rails

An autonomously operated drone (upper R) inspects train rails of Kobe Electric Railway Co. on a trial basis in Ono in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 15, 2024. The test was conducted in preparation for possible damage to rails in the event of a natural disaster when a shortage of manpower in charge of railway checks is expected.

A glimpse of bullet train maintenance center in China's Fuzhou

STORY: A glimpse of bullet train maintenance center in China's Fuzhou SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains in Fuzhou STORYLINE: China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. The 40-day travel surge, also known as "chunyun," will see hundreds of millions of people return home and reunite with their families and friends. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China. (XHTV)

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan=Date:November 8, 2023, Place:Hyogo

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan=Date:November 8, 2023, Place:Hyogo

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan=Date:November 8, 2023, Place:Hyogo

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan

Hanshin Electric Railway Wrapping train commemorating the Hanshin Tigers' victory in Japan=Date:November 8, 2023, Place:Hyogo

Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated June 18, 2020 shows Alstom's Regiolis Lio electric or dual-mode train. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

Special train celebrating Tigers' Japan Series win

Special train celebrating Tigers' Japan Series win

Photo taken in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo on Nov. 7, 2023, shows a Hanshin Electric Railway Co. train car adorned with cutouts of the Hanshin Tigers' manager and players in celebration of the local baseball team's first Japan Series championship in 38 years. The special train will run through the end of January 2024.

Special train celebrating Tigers' Japan Series win

Special train celebrating Tigers' Japan Series win

Photo taken in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo on Nov. 7, 2023, shows a Hanshin Electric Railway Co. train car adorned with cutouts of the Hanshin Tigers' manager and players in celebration of the local baseball team's first Japan Series championship in 38 years. The special train will run through the end of January 2024.

Special train celebrating Tigers' Japan Series win

Special train celebrating Tigers' Japan Series win

Photo taken in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo on Nov. 7, 2023, shows Hanshin Electric Railway Co. train cars adorned with cutouts of the Hanshin Tigers' manager and players in celebration of the local baseball team's first Japan Series championship in 38 years. The special train will run through the end of January 2024.

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

(231024) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Fangtao (L), chief designer of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains, lectures on the HSR science in the carriage of a running Jakarta-Bandung HSR EMU train in Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU train carrying hopes, heading for the future" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

(231024) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students from Ngamprah No.3 Junior High School take photos and videos of a Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train on the platform of Padalarang Station in Padalarang, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU train carrying hopes, heading for the future" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

(231024) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a free class given by Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base in the carriage of a running Jakarta-Bandung HSR EMU train in Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU train carrying hopes, heading for the future" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

(231024) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two students from Ngamprah No.3 Junior High School look into a model of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train in Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU train carrying hopes, heading for the future" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

(231024) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students from Ngamprah No.3 Junior High School show their tickets before getting on board a Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train in Padalarang Station in Padalarang, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU train carrying hopes, heading for the future" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH SPEED RAILWAY-STUDENTS

(231024) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two students from Ngamprah No.3 Junior High School pose for photos with a model of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train in Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway EMU train carrying hopes, heading for the future" (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

Xinhua Headlines: Indonesia's first high-speed railway comes into service, heralding new era

Xinhua Headlines: Indonesia's first high-speed railway comes into service, heralding new era

(231002) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Crew members of a high-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway greet passengers and guests at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

Xinhua Headlines: Indonesia's first high-speed railway comes into service, heralding new era

Xinhua Headlines: Indonesia's first high-speed railway comes into service, heralding new era

(231002) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos aboard a high-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) in Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION

(231002) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) receives a salute from a crew member of a high-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023. Widodo declared the official operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) here on Monday morning. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION

(231002) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A high-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway stops at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023. Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared the official operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) here on Monday morning. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION

(231002) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A crew member of a high-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway greets passengers and guests at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023. Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared the official operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) here on Monday morning. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION

(231002) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Crew members of a high-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway greet passengers and guests at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023. Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared the official operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) here on Monday morning. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)