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News
Tourist dies while taking a selfie on Thailand’s ‘death railway’
An Irish tourist who was born in New Zealand died while trying to take a selfie on Thailand’s “death railway.” Patrick Ward, 45, fell to his...
Michelle De Pacina
Racism
Woman videoed going on racist rant on train in Australia
A woman was filmed going on a racist tirade against Asian commuters on a Sydney light rail, demanding that they get off. The incident repo...
Carl Samson
Japan
Tokyo train operator asks commuters not to wear scary costumes on Halloween weekend
Keio Corporation, one of Tokyo’s main train operators, recently asked the city’s residents to avoid commuting in scary costumes this weeken...
Isa Peralta
Video of man verbally abusing couple on New York City subway for wearing masks goes viral
In a viral video, a man can be seen verbally abusing a couple for wearing masks on a New York City subway. “It’s not a free country if you...
Crime
Chicago police release details of suspects in violent robbery of elderly Asian man on Red Line train
Chicago police are looking for a man and a woman in connection with a Red Line train robbery that left an elderly Asian man bleeding profus...
Environmental
Sightseeing train in Japan is fueled by used cooking oil, discarded ramen soup lard
Takachiho Amaterasu Railway, a train company operating in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, started using biodiesel fuel created from used tempur...
Bryan Ke
Viral
Senior sends $334 to Taiwan train station to make up for fares they evaded 60 years ago
An anonymous septuagenarian sent 10,000 New Taiwan dollars (approximately $334) and a letter to Taiwan’s Gangshan train station to make up ...
Rebecca Moon
Man goes on ’10-minute racist tirade’ after hearing two men speaking Korean on an Auckland train
Leonard Hong and his friend from Korea were speaking Korean on the Western train line to Swanson when an “old white guy” set off on a racis...
Deceased train driver in Japan awarded 45 cents after his pay was deducted for 1-minute delay in 2020
A court in Japan ordered the West Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday to pay 45 cents to a train driver who died earlier this year. The company d...
‘Because I’m God’: Man who shoved Asian woman to her death on NYC subway has decades-long rap sheet
Simon Martial, 61, allegedly shoved Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, in front of an oncoming subway train in New York City on Saturday. A second wo...
Videos
Asian passenger on Toronto train is bombarded with racist slurs, spit at by female rider
A video of a woman unleashing a racist tirade against and spitting on an Asian public transit rider in Toronto has gained attention after b...
Sarah Yukiko
Japanese train driver sues employer over 49 cents docked from his wages for 2-minute delay
A Japanese train driver took his employer, West Japan Railway Company (JR West), to court after it docked 56 yen (49 cents) from his July pa...
Man dressed as Joker injures 17 in Tokyo train knife and fire attack on Halloween
A Japanese man dressed in a Joker costume was arrested for injuring 17 people during a knife and fire attack at a Tokyo train station on Hal...
New York
Man Beats Asian Woman With a Cane as She Gets Off NYC Subway Train
New York police are searching for a man accused of beating an Asian woman with a cane at a subway station in Manhattan last month. What happ...
Commuters, Subway Operator Save Asian Man Thrown Onto Train Tracks in Queens
Commuters and a quick-thinking subway operator saved an Asian man from certain death after he was thrown onto train tracks in Queens in New ...
Ryan General
Canada
Toronto Man Charged For Three Alleged Hate Crimes at Subway Stations
A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with several hate-motivated assaults on Asian victims at subway stations in Ca...
Homeless Man Chases Away Anti-Asian Harasser on NYC Train as Bystanders Watched
An Asian woman was harassed on a New York City subway train before being helped by a homeless man on Thursday. ...
Kimberly Nguyen
Nail Technician Brutally Beaten By Man Who Followed Her Off Train in Dallas
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with comments from Liên (@naillien.lopeezy). A nail technician recently took to Instagram...
Sex Offender Who Pushed Asian Grandmother on Train Tracks Arrested in NYC
An elderly woman who was attacked and pushed onto the train tracks by a homeless sex offender on Oct. 19 reportedly had to scramble her way ...
Elderly Asian Man Stabbed on BART Train Remains in ‘Critical But Stable’ Condition
A 69-year-old Asian man was sent to the hospital after being stabbed while riding a BART train at the Warm Springs station in Fremont, Cali...
Khier Casino
Australian Commuter Called a Hero After Defending Indonesian Woman From Racist on Sydney Train
A commuter in Australia is winning praise on the internet after coming to defend an Indonesian woman from a racist man who demanded her to &...
Train Passenger in Belgium Caught Wiping Saliva on Metal Bar
Belgian authorities have arrested a subway passenger who was caught deliberately wiping his saliva on a metal bar amid growing concerns of t...
Asia
Man Thrown Off Train in China After Refusing to Leave Seat or Show Ticket
A clip has gone viral on Chinese social media showing train station officers dragging off a foreigner who allegedly stole two seats and refu...
Woman Aims Toothpick at Sleepy Child on Train to Protect Personal Space
An auntie in Singapore has divided the internet after using a toothpick to shield herself from a sleepy child on an MRT ride. The act, which...
Train Groper Caught on Video Getting Tripped While Running from Victims
A train groper was successfully apprehended in Japan after a bystander decided to to get involved by tripping the fleeing suspect as his vic...
This Japanese Train Station’s Announcement Sounds Like it’s Opening the Gates to Hell
Train stations in Japan often play a sound or melody that acts as an announcement for whenever a train approaches, but one station’s t...
Japanese Train Ride Through Cherry Blossoms Is Something Straight Out of Anime
A train ride in Tokyo, Japan is catching the attention of many users on social media with their stunning views of cherry blossoms from the w...
‘Clueless’ Man Goes Viral After Stopping Tokyo Train From Leaving
An elderly man who managed to stop a train in time-efficient Japan has gone viral on social media. The incident, which was caught on video, ...
You Can Now Ride Singapore’s Subway for Free By Doing Squats
Insurance firm Prudential is giving free MRT train rides to those who can do some squats at select stations in Singapore. Under the campaign...
Internet Goes Crazy Hunting Down Hunky ‘Hot Dude Reading’ on a Train
A bibliophile commuter in Singapore unknowingly sent social media ablaze after he was photographed and featured on the popular Instagram acc...
Instagram
Chinese Goths are Posting Selfies to Protest Woman Who Was ‘Too Scary’ to Board a Train
A Chinese subway station sparked furor online after refusing to let a goth woman board a train because her makeup was allegedly too scary. A...
Sinister Red Mystery Spill on BART Turns Out to Be Boba Milk Tea
After a photo surfaced online of an ambiguous dark red bodily splatter on a BART train, officials came forward to report that the spill was ...
Leanna Chan
Japanese Dad’s Ingenious T-Shirt Tricks His Kids Into Giving Him a Back Massage
An innovative Japanese dad is being praised online for an ingenious creation that allows his young son to play while also giving him a relax...
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Japan is Getting Another Hello Kitty Bullet Train That Will Run from Kansai Airport to Kyoto
After the release of the super cute bullet train that ran from Osaka to Fukuoka last summer, West Japan Railway Co. Ltd revealed its next co...
Woman Involved in Racist Subway Rampage in NYC Claims She Was Defending Herself
Anna Lushchinskaya, the woman who was caught on camera violently attacking another passenger inside a New York City subway train, is ...
Woman Injures Subway Passengers During Racist Rampage in NYC
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with the reported identity of the suspect. A Caucasian woman went on a racist rampage a...