Train articles

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  Prague plans subway carriages for singles to find love as they commute

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 22, 2013 08:44 am + 34 comments

  Czech railway operator Ropid is considering introducing subway carriages for single people to get Continue reading…

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  Amtrak improves its notoriously-sluggish onboard Wi-Fi with 4G connectivity

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 18, 2013 03:33 pm + 31 comments

  After years of sluggish service, train operator Amtrak has begun a network-wide overhaul of its Continue reading…

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  Why Amtrak's 4G upgrade isn't likely to make on-train Wi-Fi any more reliable

  By Chris Welch on January 13, 2013 01:30 am + 47 comments

  Amtrak this week announced plans to upgrade its on-train Wi-Fi backbone to 4G, claiming the improved Continue reading…

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  Magnetically levitated vehicles could soon be powered by light

  By Ben Kersey on December 28, 2012 08:26 am + 36 comments

  Researchers at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan have managed to influence the direction of Continue reading…

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  World's longest high-speed rail line begins service in China

  By Chris Welch on December 26, 2012 02:48 pm + 175 comments

  At 9AM local time Wednesday, China officially launched service on the world's largest high-speed Continue reading…

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  Amtrak lures disgruntled travelers with 'usable time'

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 16, 2012 07:33 am + 29 comments

  Just how highly do people in America’s Northeast Corridor value their productive time? Highly Continue reading…

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  Why aren't our 4,000 mph vacuum tunnel trains getting built?

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 13, 2012 01:38 am + 79 comments

  Despite breakthroughs in every scientific field from robotics to particle physics, fast, Continue reading…

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  New Nokia Transport 2.0 beta has better search results, faster performance

  By Evan Rodgers on May 22, 2012 07:24 pm + 39 comments

  Nokia has released a new public beta of its public transportation app, Transport 2.0. The app helps Continue reading…

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  Amtrak to start using iPhones for ticket scanning and reporting equipment failures

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 7, 2012 01:47 pm + 20 comments

  If you ever travel by Amtrak, you might have your ticket scanned with an iPhone rather than punched Continue reading…

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  Official UK National Rail app released for iOS and Android

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 2, 2012 07:31 am + 27 comments

  National Rail, the UK's Association of Train Operating Companies, has released an official "National Continue reading…