Coors Light Chill Train
Easily my favorite Super Bowl commercial. Even better with this two-minute version!
Category: Technology
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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The Future of Freight Is Rail
Parallel Systems enables railroads to serve new markets by converting freight from trucking to rail. We’re building automated, battery-electric, freight rail vehicles and the tools to integrate this service into railroad operations. We coexist with and complement existing freight rail …
Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America
French transport multinational Alstom debuted the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train back in 2016, which went into service in Germany last year. Now the Coradia iLint is rolling down the track in North America for the first time. Article Link
Remarkable home office rolls down a railroad when it’s time for work
Article Link Commissioned to create a home office for a designer, Olson Kundig Architects principle Tom Kundig somewhat jokingly suggested that it should be put on railroad tracks to enable the owner to experience a commute from home. After talking …
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Train Powered by “Veillance Flux” Could Travel 620 MPH
A Canadian startup called TransPod wants to revolutionize ground-based transportation by sending magnetically levitated trains through vacuum-sealed tubes at ludicrous speeds. Article Link