British author Mark Ovenden has had a longtime fascination with transit maps. He's published several books of them, the latest is "Railway Maps of the World," which contains both historical and ...

A new book explores the imagery—and historical and social impact—of train travel through more than 500 graphics From early map-printing techniques to beautiful vintage travel advertising ephemera to ...

For all the saber-rattling North Korea has been doing, precious little is known about daily life in the isolated nation. Even a railway map is close to classified information. A doctoral student at ...

“Railway Maps of the World.” By Mark Ovenden. Viking, New York, 2011. 138 pages (oversized). $35. According to Mark Ovenden, author of “Railway Maps of the World,” the pattern of human settlement, as ...

Operation Lifesaver (OL) Canada announced April 18 that it is collaborating with Google Maps on a new safety feature to alert Canadian drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to rail crossings. “Many ...

A new map showing all subway, bus, commuter rail and ferry lines in the metropolitan area will soon be available free to riders. The pocket-size map was unveiled yesterday by the Metropolitan ...

Old maps are fascinating in part because they can tell us not only how people once saw the world but also how that world was shaped. That’s certainly true of the railway maps shown below, whether it’s ...

As the US announces it will put $2bn (£1.2bn) towards high speed rail projects across the country, Mark Ovenden, a railway enthusiast and author, talks about how the many miles of tracks across the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The MTA will update the outdated service maps on the Staten Island Railway (SIR) train cars following commuter complaints. After attending an MTA subcommittee meeting on Dec. 10 ...