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Could the steam engine be on its way back? The romance of the steam train has never gone but is the old technology with a few tweaks possibly the new technology?"In 1946 Paul Kiefer, chief mechanical engineer of the...Securing Ohio’s Energy Future Must Include Plans to Resurrect Passenger Trains
Obama in Ohio Outlines Energy Plans, Calls for High-Speed Trains OhioNewsBureau OpeDitude By John Michael Spinelli COLUMBUS, OHIO: Returning to Ohio for the third time since the end of the Democratic presidential...Travel, Don't Tour and Please, Slow Down: Eco Friendly Vacation Tips
A new magazine on the racks, Green Guide has a very timely story in its second issue Going for Green: Eco-Friendly Family Vacations by Kathy Shorr.Her most sensible tip is Travel, don't tour as she reminds us "Vacations give us a chance to do something our daily lives don't:...
Russian army trains for Arctic resource war
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor\Well as long as they stay on their side of the arctic, Canada most likely would not act. The United States may do that for us. Funny the world powers are all... French rail workers lead nationwide strikes
Workers in France have stalled rail services after they led a countrywide protest against increasing the number of years worked to draw a full pension to 41." French rail workers on Thursday led a new nationwide day of strike action against pension reforms with only... Death Toll Expected to hit 70 In Deadly China Train Crash
After a collision between two high speed trains in Zibo, China early Monday morning, at least 70 people are reported killed and 420 injured.The trains were apparently at full speed and most passengers were either... CTA down one track on some North Side stations
http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cta-three-trackmar29,0,7455248.storyAmtrak trains back on track between New York and Philadelphia
The trains are now running according to schedule."Amtrak suspended train service between New York City and Philadelphia for about 90 minutes “as a precautionary measure” after what the train company called a... Power cut as severe storm batters Britain
It's raining cats and dogs out there!" Winds of more than 80mph are battering parts of the UK, as what forecasters have called an "exceptional" storm sweeps through the British Isles. Traffic chaos: Read the latest... Germany Faces Airport and Train Workers Strikes
Germany is facing a set of strikes that could have a significant impact on the country's economy, depending on their duration."Unionised workers at German airports are threatening to strike soon, amid dissatisfaction...Amtrak to increase security
It's surprising to think how long it has taken for the trains to get their act together. Let's hope that these security protocols will be executed in more efficient manner which actual protects as apposed to...High Speed Trains
High speed trains must, and will become an essential component of the U.S. transportation system during the next 20 years. This seems to be obvious, but is something that the (lack of) leadership in Washington D.C. has yet to seriously consider. A combination of lack of... Breakthrough: Concentrated Solar Power All Over Southwest US
This looks very good, folks.
"Breakthrough: Concentrated Solar Power All Over Southwest USby David Sassoon - Jan 17th, 2008* Clean Energy* Big Business* Clean Tech Sector* Investors
....the solar power plant... King of Tracks to make railways run on time
After the debacle that was holiday rail travel this winter it's about time someone got to grips with the UK train service."If you get on an early-morning train somewhere on the Oxford line and notice a crop-haired...
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