The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), an agency part of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acknowledged that in December 2011 hackers managed to breach the systems owned by a Northwest rail company, disrupting railway signals and slowing down trains. According to Nextgov, on two consecutive da... |
24 January 2012
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Sustainable architecture is one of the hottest green trends spotted in 2011. However, only a few initiatives of this kind can compare to the original train car house designed and built by a German couple.
Recycling goes hand in hand with an ingenious idea inspired by a romantic story. Marco Stepniak and Vanessa Stal... |
27 December 2011
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A three-car version of the Superconducting Magnetically Levitated (MagLev) train achieved the world record of 581 km/h (361 mph) for a rail vehicle in December 2003, a record that still stands today. The vehicle relies on superconducting magnets and linear motor technology, which rule out the frictional forces genera... |
1 November 2008
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High-speed trains have always been admired for their comfort, noise reduction, ride quality and of course, their speed. But the next generation of Japanese high-speed trains is not only designed to provide all that, it was also built to consume less energy, and thereby be more environmentally-friendly.The new train ... |
25 May 2007
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Is it a train? Is it a tram? Is it a bus? Nope, it's Dual Mode AutoTram. All-in-one multi-purpose transportation vehicle.A Japanese company named JR Hokkaido Co. began commercial operations Saturday of its Dual-Mode Vehicle, a minibus with retractable train wheels for use on tracks, on a test basis on the Sem... |
30 April 2007
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A new world speed record for a train on rails is to be established on Tuesday by French TGV. Organizers will intend to reach at least 560 km (350 mi) per hour on a 73 kilometer (45.3 mile) stretch between Paris and the eastern city of Strasbourg. The new Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) would "depasse" a 17-year-old reco... |
3 April 2007
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