A Grand Canyon Train Ride
I ditched my car and hopped on a train to the Grand Canyon. Getting there took twice as long, but the $80 ride was worth it.
Author: Jim Schreier
Commuter Pods Ride Old Railway Lines
Country folk tend to like the independence offered by their cars, so how do you get them to use public transit? The Monocab system may be the answer, as it utilizes individual on-demand pods that travel on existing abandoned railways. …
Northrop Grumman wins DARPA contract for a railway on the Moon
In preparation for a permanent human colony on the Moon, DARPA has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to develop a lunar railway concept, as part of the 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study. Article Link
Fuel-cell train travels more than 1,700 miles on one tank of hydrogen
A hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train developed by Swiss rail vehicle maker Stadler Rail has achieved a new Guinness World Record, traveling for almost two days around the clock for a distance of 1,741.7 miles. Article Link
Google’s new HQ goes off the rails
Google has commissioned the ambitious transformation of a 1930s rail terminal into a new headquarters in New York City. Named St. John’s Terminal, the building has been massively upgraded, including the addition of high-tech sustainability features and around 1.5 acres …
The US Military Almost Deployed Nuclear Missile Trains on American Railroads During the Cold War
According to a 1992 assessment of the project by Air Force Lt. Col. Terrence G. Crossey, 25 of the military service’s trains would hold two 71-foot Peacekeepers apiece, totaling 50 missiles overall, with another fifty missiles designated for Minuteman silos. The …
Coors Light Chill Train
Easily my favorite Super Bowl commercial. Even better with this two-minute version!
China claims new speed record with vacuum-tube maglev train
China’s biggest missile manufacturer is working on a hyperloop. CASIC claims it’s clocked the fastest speed ever for a superconducting maglev vehicle – over 623 km/h (387 mph) – during tests in a low-vacuum tube just 2 km (1.2 miles) …
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Partially sunken train station links China’s past and future
MAD Architects has completed work on an ambitious new train station in China, which involved painstakingly rebuilding a 100-year-old train station brick-by-brick, which now fronts a huge modern transport hub that’s partially sunken underground. Excellent photographs! Article Link
Original Pennsylvania Station – New York
This old historic railroad station opened in 1910 and was demolished between 1963 to 1968. When the railroad station opened, it could operate and run 144 trains per hour. It also had 21 tracks and was very busy, easily running …