Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, Catapult, The Common, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, JMWW, River Teeth, Literal Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.
Italy has launched its first battery-powered trains designed by Hitachi. Named ‘Blues’, the trains have been running commuter services throughout the country since December last year, […]
UK rail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of summer strikes, in a move likely to cause disruption just as state school holidays begin in England […]
Eurostar has announced the appointment of an independent consultant to assess possibilities for maintaining its train service from Amsterdam Central Station to London, in the face […]
Germany and France are giving away free train tickets to 60,000 young people on a first-come to celebrate their 60-year friendship treaty, the Élysee Treaty. 1. […]
Dutch company Qbuzz, a subsidiary of Italy’s national railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, wants to start running trains from Amsterdam to Paris with stops in […]
From July 1st, Interrail Global Passes and Eurail Global Passes will be valid on European Sleeper night trains which, since May 25th, have been riding between […]
New EU rules for rail passenger protection went into effect on June 7th, as announced by the European Commission DG for Mobility and Transport. With the […]
A night train service between Brussels and Prague will come into operation in 2024, run by Belgian-Dutch crowdfunded company, European Sleeper. A long-awaited sleeper connection between […]
The Astana International Forum has come to an end. The conference, taking place in the Kazakh capital on 8-9 June, brought together the international community to […]
Large-scale renovation of Amsterdam Central Station cancels the Eurostar train service between the Dutch capital and London, starting in June 2024. Although the Dutch Government believes […]
Over the past decades, Iraq has faced significant infrastructure challenges due to decades of conflict and instability. However, the Iraqi government is determined to change the […]
After a successful test run on Monday, the first night train connecting Brussels and Berlin will start a regular schedule on Friday, 26 May, European Sleeper […]
On May 4th, UK’s rail union RMT announced further strike action after the results of a re-ballot of members re-affirmed the mandate. Under British law, unions […]
A ultra-high-speed maglev train running at a cruise speed of 1,000 km/h could soon begin to operate in China. The new project experimental will be tested […]
Curbing global warming is becoming an ever more pressing priority and governments at looking at ways to reduce emissions and foster more sustainable lifestyles. One aspect […]