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More Wi-Fi on European Trains

More Wi-Fi on European Trains 02/10/2004 02:40 AM
Eurostar, the train operator, will start testing Wi-Fi access on its cross-channel services this year: But service won't be available while in the tunnel under the English Channel. Another train operator, GNER, has been experimenting with Wi-Fi on its trains. It achieves coverage in tunnels by stringing together cell phone antennas to maintain the connection, which otherwise is backhauled via satellite. Apparently train operators are hoping that Wi-Fi services will draw customers back away from short-haul airlines....

More Wi-Fi on British Trains

More Wi-Fi on British Trains 01/22/2004 02:02 PM
BT OpenZone is building Wi-Fi on 13 more railway stations: Virgin also covers a few stations. One route between London and Scotland offers access onboard as part of a trial. In addition, Broadreach and PointShot are building the backbone for a Wi-Fi network that can be offered to the rail network operators. They will use the platform to manage the onboard Wi-Fi access....

Wi-Fi Use on UK Trains Popular

Wi-Fi Use on UK Trains Popular 09/21/2004 12:42 PM
Wi-Fi service on UK trains is seeing solid growth in usage: Use of the service is growing 77 percent week over week, but that figure is a bit misleading because the number of trains offering Wi-Fi is also increasing. However, users are also spending an increasing amount of time on the network and there seems to be an indication that passengers are deciding to buy first class tickets because the Wi-Fi access there is free. In other commuter Wi-Fi news, Sydney, Australia is considering offering Wi-Fi on Sydney ferries....

Bullet Trains

Bullet Trains 01/04/2004 12:23 AM

Japan's maglev train sets record: CNN had a story on Headline News about maglev trains and it got the geek in me all excited. They mentioned this one.

The experimental three-car maglev was carrying passengers when it set the world's top speed for a train, clocking at 581 kph (361 mph)...

Now, here's the deal: 600 m.p.h. in a plane is not really a problem, because there's nothing to run into in the air (I know, I know — other planes, buildings, the ground...don't get smart). But 361 m.p.h. on train tracks? On the ground? Where there are things like cars, and cows, and school buses full of little children that could end up on the tracks? That 361 m.p.h. would seem so much faster if you ran into something.

It happened in 1998 in Germany. One hundred twenty people died when abullet train derailed and hit an overpass. And it was only travelling at 175 mp.h.

I don't want to be alarmist or anything, but that kind of speed, that close to stuff that's as unforgiving as an overpass just makes me a little nervous. And it's only a matter of time before Jon Voight and Tom Cruise get into a fight on top of one of them, and then what happens?

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Trains vs. Airplanes

Trains vs. Airplanes 12/04/2003 01:29 AM
Tra ins vs. Airplanes. Amtrak has reported record ridership levels for the Thanksgiving season. But the success of the rails is indebted to post 9/11 air-travel anxiety. Maybe, it would be better for travelers to stop fearing hijackings and resume flying planes instead of riding intercity trains out of fear. On the other hand, it could be a good thing that rail travel is getting a second look after years of decline.

Man Gesturing at Trains Gets Too Close
(AP)

Man Gesturing at Trains Gets Too Close
(AP) 07/21/2004 06:06 PM
AP - A man in a wheelchair who makes obscene gestures to the crews of passing trains was injured when he got a little too close to one of them, police said.

Automated NYC trains debut

Automated NYC trains debut 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
USA Today Apr 10 2005 11:36PM GMT

Trains with Wi-Fi May Tempt Travelers

Trains with Wi-Fi May Tempt Travelers 05/20/2004 09:53 AM
Survey says that most business travelers would opt for a train over a car or plane ride if Wi-Fi were available: Fifty percent of existing business train travelers already carry a laptop, the survey found, and most already work during train trips making calls or handling electronic files. Users would pay up to £12 (about US$20) for longer trips....

MPs call for action on new trains

MPs call for action on new trains 07/27/2004 02:36 AM
Ministers must tackle the problems which have dogged the introduction of new trains, an MPs committee says.

Could SA trains have WiFi in the future?

Could SA trains have WiFi in the future? 05/26/2004 10:34 PM
Sunday Times South Africa May 27 2004 2:24AM GMT

First full run for tilting trains

First full run for tilting trains 09/26/2004 09:05 PM
Virgin's high-speed tilting trains finally come into passenger service on the West Coast Main Line.

Indian Railways Launches Wi-Fi on Trains

Indian Railways Launches Wi-Fi on Trains 06/30/2004 09:40 AM
Indian Railways has installed Internet access via Wi-Fi on the Delhi-Amritsar and Delhi-Bhopal runs: Service is available via Wi-Fi and is initially free. Kiosks will be available in luxury coaches....

Freight trains in the sky (a.k.a. Fun
with Air Traffic Control)

Freight trains in the sky (a.k.a. Fun
with Air Traffic Control) 04/09/2004 04:11 PM

A post for airplane nerds only...

Mountains climbing nearly to 12,000' separate the Los Angeles basin from the Palm Springs and Joshua Tree area.  A layer of clouds between 4000' and 6000' covered all of the Los Angeles airports.  Thus it was necessary to proceed from Sedona into Los Angeles on an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) clearance.  The minimum enroute altitude on the direct airway from Twentynine Palms into LA is 13,500' due to the fact that this airway goes straight over some of the tallest peaks.  I was flying along at 14,000', breathing bottled oxygen, and got called by ATC:  "Fly heading 230 for a train."

I banked the airplane and looked down wondering what kind of monster freight train they might have out West that would require an airplane at 14,000' to adjust its course.

Then I realized that perhaps the call was "Flying heading 230 for terrain."

Microsoft trains users to protect PCs

Microsoft trains users to protect PCs 05/05/2004 02:51 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer May 5 2004 7:23AM GMT

Computer virus threatens trains

Computer virus threatens trains 05/02/2004 08:49 PM
The Advertiser May 3 2004 0:27AM GMT

Swiss Trains, Stations Get Access

Swiss Trains, Stations Get Access 07/16/2004 01:35 PM
Swiss Federal Railways is adding Wi-Fi to seven stations initially; more to follow, along with trains: Starting later this year, another 26 stations will have Internet access, too. By fall 2005, a number of east-west trains will have en route service added....

Broadband arrival for GNER trains

Broadband arrival for GNER trains 12/02/2003 07:41 AM
BBC Dec 2 2003 7:04AM ET

Sound sensors aim for safe trains

Sound sensors aim for safe trains 07/07/2004 11:29 AM
New technology to detect cracks in rail tracks is being developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.

Tube trains halted after stabbing

Tube trains halted after stabbing 08/13/2004 01:39 AM
London Underground services to Heathrow Airport are disrupted after a man was stabbed at a station on Thursday night.

Double trains strike threatens UK

Double trains strike threatens UK 05/20/2004 05:52 AM
The Rail Maritime and Transport Union says it is considering merging strike action by tube and rail workers over a pay row.

Bluejacking spawns 'toothing' on trains

Bluejacking spawns 'toothing' on trains 04/19/2004 04:20 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 19 2004 8:44AM GMT

N Korean trains explode in crash

N Korean trains explode in crash 04/22/2004 09:23 PM
Overseas officials confirm a massive blast feared to have killed and injured thousands, but North Korea stays silent.

Blair launches tilting trains

Blair launches tilting trains 09/20/2004 07:01 AM
Tony Blair joins Sir Richard Branson in unveiling Britain's first 125mph Pendolino tilting train.

Internet service on Indian trains

Internet service on Indian trains 09/07/2004 08:48 AM
Silicon India Sep 7 2004 12:39PM GMT

MagLev Trains Annoyingly Loud

MagLev Trains Annoyingly Loud 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Slashdot Apr 9 2004 4:18PM GMT

Two Trains Collide Near Amsterdam
Central Station

Two Trains Collide Near Amsterdam
Central Station 05/21/2004 01:04 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 21 2004 5:18PM GMT

Trash Dispute Blocks Trains for 4th Day
(Reuters)

Trash Dispute Blocks Trains for 4th Day
(Reuters) 06/28/2004 09:38 AM
Reuters - The main rail link to southern Italy and Sicily was blocked for a fourth day Monday by hundreds of people who remained camped on the track in protest at the reopening of a rubbish dump.

Virtual Camp Trains Soldiers in Arabic,
and More

Virtual Camp Trains Soldiers in Arabic,
and More 07/06/2004 03:45 AM
A video game is being developed at the University of Southern California's School of Engineering as a tool for teaching soldiers to speak Arabic.

Two Trains Collide in NY During Morning
Commute (Reuters)

Two Trains Collide in NY During Morning
Commute (Reuters) 04/19/2004 08:25 AM
Reuters - At least 30 people were injured during their Monday morning commute when two trains collided in a tunnel near New York's Pennsylvania station, officials said.

Report: Trains Explode in North Korea
(AP)

Report: Trains Explode in North Korea
(AP) 04/22/2004 10:42 AM
AP - North Korea declared a state of emergency after as many as 3,000 people were killed or injured Thursday when two trains carrying oil and liquefied petroleum gas collided and exploded at a station near the Chinese border, South Korean media reported.

Amtrak scrambles to find trains for
Acela

Amtrak scrambles to find trains for
Acela 04/17/2005 04:49 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sun Apr 17, 06:21 am GMT

Fuel trains said to crash in North Korea

Fuel trains said to crash in North Korea 04/22/2004 01:33 PM

Tender: South Eastern Trains needs
networks for its stations

Tender: South Eastern Trains needs
networks for its stations 07/06/2004 03:12 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jul 6 2004 7:13AM GMT

Nation’s 6th Largest School District
Trains with Power Training

Nation’s 6th Largest School District
Trains with Power Training 06/25/2004 03:54 PM
PowerByHand, the premier provider of mobile content and solutions, today announced that its Power Tr...

Tender: South Eastern Trains needs wide
area network

Tender: South Eastern Trains needs wide
area network 07/06/2004 03:12 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jul 6 2004 7:13AM GMT

Game trains players to make millions on
currency exchange

Game trains players to make millions on
currency exchange 03/24/2005 04:23 PM
Also: Major hangups over the iPod phone. [News.com Extra]

Entire-roll-of-film-long panoramae of
trains in motion

Entire-roll-of-film-long panoramae of
trains in motion 01/08/2004 07:45 PM
Bradley points us to this site of "amazing, super-mega-panoramic photos (i.e. an entire roll of film in length) of trains in motion." Link (Thanks, Bradley!)

Amtrak Suspends Acela Trains After
Finding Brake Problems

Amtrak Suspends Acela Trains After
Finding Brake Problems 04/15/2005 12:48 PM
The high speed trains that run from Boston to New York to Washington, D.C., will not run for an unspecified period of time.

Getting Started with ASP.NET

Getting Started with ASP.NET 06/05/2002 05:52 AM

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