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AskMen.com
Thomas Bey |
Top 10: Trains Train travel is hugely popular abroad, and these 10 trains have qualities that make them good rides, as well as good models for domestic adaptation.   |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
Smart Trains What's your alternative to dozing on the morning train? In France, it's working on a Wi-Fi-connected notebook computer. |
Popular Mechanics
September 11, 2008
John R. Quain |
5 New Super Trains on Fast Track to World's Fastest Bullet The case for high-speed, low-impact train travel is clear, and many governments have ambitious high-speed train plans in the works. But are they realistic? The author evaluates proposals for the 200-mph trains of the future. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Jean Kumagai |
A Brief History of Earthquake Warnings The idea of using seismic waves to provide advanced warning of impending doom is not new. Here is a short background to the development of seismic alert systems. |
Job Journal
May 29, 2005
Mary Ann Bailey |
Career Pros: All Aboard for a Better Future Better to take risks and enjoy the adventure, says a life coach. |
Popular Mechanics
February 16, 2010
Stephen Joiner |
Is Bigger Better? 'Monster' Trains vs Freight Trains Union Pacific quietly ran a record-setting "monster" freight train over its Sunset Route, from Dallas to Long Beach, using the 3.5-mile-long behemoth during a one-time test of new distributed-power configurations that may help make long trains even longer. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2007
John Quain |
Super Trains: Plans to Fix U.S. Rail Could End Road & Sky Gridlock With airports and highways more congested than ever, new steel-wheel and magnetic levitation lines that move millions in Europe and Japan have the potential to resurrect the age of American railroads. |
Scientific American
August 2009
Michael Moyer |
High Hopes for High-Speed Rail Will a boom in government investment bring true high-speed rail to the U.S.? |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2010
Erico Guizzo |
Tech in Sight Three ways to move people - fast, faster, fastest. For the speed boost that was promised us in so many futuristic movies, look to these three technologies. |
Popular Mechanics
April 9, 2009
S.E. Kramer |
Railroad Stimulus: How to Spend $14 Billion to Improve U.S. Rail There are many ways to improve the country's passenger-rail network. Experts agree that to get more people off the roads and onto trains, the government must pick and choose projects wisely. |
BusinessWeek
October 23, 2008
Emily Thornton |
Canadian National Railway's Timely Profits Canadian National Railway's CEO Hunter Harrison went against traditional freight train practice and successfully implemented a precise schedule of shipments. |
Popular Mechanics
June 23, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
10 Lessons Learned From Past Rail Accidents It's calamitous enough when one train rear-ends another, as happened yesterday in Washington. But it's often deadlier when two trains meet head-on. |
Entrepreneur
May 2005
Chris McGinnis |
Ticket to Ride Flying to New York City is a breeze compared to the hassle of journeying from any of its three airports to Manhattan. Here's some advice and options on getting downtown in a jiffy. |
U.S. CPSC
August 21, 2007 |
Hampton Direct Recalls Magnetic Toy Train Sets Due to Lead Exposure Risk The paint on the trains contains excessive amounts of lead, posing a risk of lead exposure to young children. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
Robb Mandelbaum |
Stop That Train! Electronically controlled railway brakes may finally displace a 150-year-old technology. |
TIME Asia
August 16, 2010
Austin Ramzy |
Engines of Growth At a time when infrastructure in the U.S. and Europe is aging fast, China's railways may give it a competitive edge over the world's leading economies. |
AskMen.com
David Nusair |
How To: Collect Model Trains Getting started with a basic setup is actually far easier than one might expect thanks to a myriad of internet-based resources and the presence of model railroading clubs within most major cities. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Josh Dean |
The Train Welcome to tomorrow's computer-controlled, GPS-guided, ultra-energy-efficient transportation revolution. |
AskMen.com
Nick Clarke |
Top 10: Train Trips Yes, train journeys are making an unexpected comeback -- thanks in large part to delayed planes, seasickness and dodgy road trips. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2006
Yu-Tzu Chiu |
Taiwan's High-Tech Hubbub Inexplicably, when Taiwan started developing plans 10 years ago for a bullet train to go from the north end of the island to the south, the route was allowed to conflict with plans for a new semiconductor park in Tainan. Here's the latest on the issue. |
PC Magazine
March 17, 2008 |
Guilt-Free Green Travel Here are some tips to green up your next trip. |
Wired
October 23, 2007
James Lee |
Bullet Trains Will Finally Bless the UK's Cathedral of the Railway The renovation of the St. Pancras International train station. |
Fast Company
May 2000
Katrina Barnes |
Fast Factoids Trivia related to speed. |
AskMen.com
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Fastest U.S. Roller Coasters There's something about a roller coaster that makes you feel like a kid again. Maybe it's the amusement park atmosphere or the fact that you scream like a prepubescent boy when the coaster careens around corners at record-breaking speeds. |
America's Civil War
Alan R. Koenig |
Railroad's Critical Role in the Civil War Railroads played a critical role to both sides during America's Civil War, in support of each side's armies and economies. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Ben Stewart |
Audi R8 vs. Corvette Z06, Dodge Viper, Porsche 911 Turbo: Supercar Comparison Test These cars are so seductively styled and exude so much blacktop bravado, the mere sight of them makes hearts race and palms sweat. Yet many of these high-strung stallions are tame enough for everyday use. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2006 |
German Maglev Tragedy A train demonstrating magnetic levitation crashed on a 30-kilometer test stretch in northwest Germany border, killing 25 of the 29 people aboard. |
U.S. CPSC
September 7, 2010 |
Step2(R) Recalls Children's Transportation Station Toys Due to Choking Hazard The light blue plastic wheels on the train cars can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
Inc.
March 2009
Kasey Wehrum |
Behind the Scenes A closer look at the businesses in the Hattiesburg Train Station, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 12-19-08, 9:30 a.m. |
Car and Driver
March 2007
Dave Vanderwerp |
2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S A price tag to make you faint. |
