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PC Magazine July 11, 2007 John R. Quain |
Riding the Rails to the Future New technologies hold promise for a resurgence of railroad travel. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics September 2007 Alex Hutchinson |
World's Fastest Train You Can Ride Dumps Energy Like a Prius The Series N700 is billed as the world's fastest bullet train in service. The 5-hour trip from Tokyo to Fukuoka will be shortened by a mere 10 minutes, but it will be quieter and will use 19 percent less energy than current bullet trains. |
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. |