However, after an accident in 2006 (see sidebar) and huge cost overruns on a proposed Munich Central Station-to-airport route, plans to build a maglev train in Germany were scrapped in 2008 [source: DW]. Since then, Asia has become the hub for maglev activity. Maglev Accidents On Aug. ...
when push comes to shove, many of us still love bicycles. YouGov conducted a survey (download) 10 years ago that found that only 6 percent of people in the US never learned how to ride a bike. But even as cycling to work hasbecome less popular since 2014,StreetLight Datafound a 37 ...
An Amtrak long-distance train travels through the lush forests and wildflower meadows of the Pacific Northwest. Amtrak Ever wonder why trains have steel wheels, rather than tires like a car? It's to reduce rolling friction. When your car is driving on the freeway, about 4-7 percent of ...
those people are going to break bikes. But after years and years of wrenching on bikes, I've found the most demanding task you can ask a bike to complete is just going to work every day. It's partly because people who are riding for transportation often ...
TfL (Transport for London) controls the vast majority of transport across London. TfL’s complex transport strategies help to keep England’s capital running in an efficient manner. So, how does one become a part of this? In this article, we’ll answer all of your questions about TfL recru...
with the rate ofinflation. The union also gave up some health benefits and agreed to work more hours before getting overtime pay. As a result, an Amtrak passenger train that once required four crews to complete the trip from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta, Georgia, now operates with only ...
Bratton had become transit police chief in 1990! Woman was raped on March 20 in tunnel beneath Avenue of the Americas to connect 34th and 42nd St stations Some sections closed were paths between uptown and downtown at local stations Did this lead to some of the "Downtown Only" stations ...
can run security drills, education campaigns, and spend enormous amounts of money to monitor traffic in detail. These are all helpful, but all it takes is one person, one time, to become careless and fall prey to an online con job - which should be the real name for a phishing attack...
One could say, "Forget FacebookGoogleTwitter, we shouldn't have to rely on them anyway." In an ideal world, maybe. But in this world, it's the same as saying "We don't need Amtrak to take a train to another city" when we know that Amtrak has replaced all other intercity tr...
Millimeter wave technology is used in the treatment of skin cancer (due to its known skin-heating properties), which means it undeniably has an effect on human cells. Like all other forms of radiation, millimeter waves don’t differentiate between healthy cells and malignant cells. In the case...