Rail
All Aboard the Baghdad Commuter Rail!
Just like American commuters, Baghdad's workers have to contend with ever-worsening traffic jams, urban pollution, and limited parking. Of course, Iraqi commuters also have to deal with security checkpoints and the possibility of roadside bombs -- far worse threats than an accident in the carpool lane.
Full Steam Ahead for California's High-Speed Rail
Before the final ballots had even been tallied, high speed rail advocates in California were getting down to work, laying the foundation for a bullet train that will
link San Francisco and Los Angelesas early as 2020.
California Votes Next Month on Bullet Train
People in California have been talking for a long time about the possibility of a high speed rail network running through the state. There was once talk of a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Diego, and a high speed line between LA and Vegas. They both got shot down. Will things be any different this time around?
Bush Administration May Open Its Wallet for Amtrak
We're not sure what happened. Maybe George Bush swung by the Tiger Mart one day for some Cheetos and noticed that gas is $3.50 a gallon. Maybe Cheney freaked out when he found out how much it would cost to gas up the F-150. Whatever it was, it must have been a big deal, because suddenly the Bush administration is willing to spend some money on rail.
Gridlocked Israel Considers Its Transit Options
Last week a local green group organized a six kilometer drag race in Israel. A bus, a bicycle, and a car competed to see who could most quickly get from the suburbs of
Tel Avivinto the city center. As expected, the bike arrived first, followed by the bus, and then the car, which got bogged down in the city's notorious traffic.
Air France Can't Beat 'Em, So it Joins 'Em
Say you're a contestant on The Amazing Race and you need to get from Paris to Lyon, France. You could spend two hours dealing with a flight and all the headaches that go with it, or you could hop a hassle-free train and glide into central Paris nearly as quickly. Which is the better bet?
read more »Faster! Cleaner! Cheaper! High Hopes for Swedish Rail
Sure, Swedes end up handing half of what they earn over to the government, but look what they get: universal health care, sparkling cities, world class meatballs. Sweden spends big money on services, which is why it's strange that for many, the country's national rail network doesn't make the grade.
Historic Railway Chugs Up Mt. Washington On Bio-Diesel
Overall, 1869 was a good year. Thomas Edison patented the electronic voting machine. Austria invented the postcard. And in New Hampshire, a locomotive chugged its way up the summit of Mount Washington for the first time.
One hundred and thirty nine years later, the Mount Washington Cog Railway is still running trains to the peak of New England's tallest mountain. But this weekend, for the first time, one of those trains was powered by bio-fuel. It's made big headlines in New Hampshire, where the railway makes hourly round trips
during peak summer months and Mount Washington tourism is
important to the economy.
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