The Australian outback is one of the wildest places on Earth. A vast void of deserts and semi-arid wilderness, it stretches across about 80% of the country’s interior — an area roughly equivalent to ...

SYDNEYSYDNEY — One of Australia’s most popular tourist trains, The Ghan, derailed after hitting a cow in the Outback, train company officials said Monday. No passengers were hurt in the incident, ...

It does not matter if this will be your first visit to the Australian Outback or your hundredth. There are so many different adventures available for those wanting to explore the Outback that each and ...

Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday afternoon, the last platform of Sydney`s huge, vaulted 19th-Century railroad station is the scene of farewells as worthy of the 19th Century as the setting.

Just like freight trucking, mining operations where trains haul heavy loads along the same route seem a high-potential application for autonomous vehicle technologies. Mining giant Rio Tinto has been ...

ALICE SPRINGS, Australia – The trip began in Adelaide, a major city, and ended here, an Outback town. In between, there was only the train known as the Legendary Ghan and my compartment in it. The ...

The Red Center, Australia – Ten days, one wallaby, no kangaroos. My fantasy – adorable ‘roos galumphing around every bush in the Outback – was just that. Camels – wild ones, at that – were another ...

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One of Australia’s most popular tourist trains, The Ghan, derailed after hitting a cow in the Outback, train company officials said on Monday. No passengers were hurt in the incident, which happened ...