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Not all of us can ride a scooter. How else do we tackle that last mile between public transit and where we want to go?
Technology

Not all of us can ride a scooter. How else do we tackle that last mile between public transit and where we want to go?

By Sarah Scoles

This is how much your vacation costs, in trees
Environment

This is how much your vacation costs, in trees

By Eleanor Cummins

amtrak train
Technology

All the ways we could make trains safer and smarter

By Kate Baggaley

Germany May Have Driverless Trains By 2023
Technology

Germany May Have Driverless Trains By 2023

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Win Winter With These Jet-Powered Projects
DIY

Win Winter With These Jet-Powered Projects

By Allie Wilkinson

Switzerland
Technology

Google Streetview Takes Viewers Into A Miniature Train ‘Wunderland’

By Mary Beth Griggs

Train Systems Are Vulnerable To Hacking
Technology

Train Systems Are Vulnerable To Hacking

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Maryland’s Maglev Train Gets First Round Of Federal Funding
Technology

Maryland’s Maglev Train Gets First Round Of Federal Funding

By Mary Beth Griggs

Google Is Bringing Free, High-Speed Wi-Fi Internet To India’s Train Stations
Technology

Google Is Bringing Free, High-Speed Wi-Fi Internet To India’s Train Stations

By Xavier Harding

In Just Three Years All Dutch Trains Will Run On Wind Power
Environment

In Just Three Years All Dutch Trains Will Run On Wind Power

By Mary Beth Griggs

New Cameras In Japan Can Detect Drunks At Train Stations
Technology

New Cameras In Japan Can Detect Drunks At Train Stations

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Hyped Up: Startups Race To Bring The Hyperloop To Life
Technology

Hyped Up: Startups Race To Bring The Hyperloop To Life

By James Vlahos

How Delaying A Subway Train Fixes A Subway Delay
Technology

How Delaying A Subway Train Fixes A Subway Delay

By Sophie Bushwick

GE Evolution Series Tier 4 locomotive
Environment

Blue Train Dramatically Cuts Down On Pollution

By Mary Beth Griggs

West Virginia Train, Derailed Monday, Is Still Smoldering
Environment

West Virginia Train, Derailed Monday, Is Still Smoldering

By Mary Beth Griggs

How To Turn 4,000 Watts Of White Light Into A 45-Meter-Wide Rainbow
Technology

How To Turn 4,000 Watts Of White Light Into A 45-Meter-Wide Rainbow

By Francie Diep

Trains Could Use Lasers To Blast Leaves Off Track
Technology

Trains Could Use Lasers To Blast Leaves Off Track

By Loren Grush

interactive train travel time map of the Netherlands
Technology

Interactive Train Travel Time Map Makes A Small Country Smaller

By Katie Peek

Q&A: Career Advice From A Steam-Engine Mechanic
Technology

Q&A: Career Advice From A Steam-Engine Mechanic

By Veronique Greenwood

Lynchburg Train Derailment Lit James River On Fire [Video]
Technology

Lynchburg Train Derailment Lit James River On Fire [Video]

By Emily Gertz

How To Prevent America’s Next Train Crash
Technology

How To Prevent America’s Next Train Crash

By Dan Baum

A Train to Space: All Aboard the 20,000-Mile-Per-Hour Low-Earth-Orbit Express
Science

A Train to Space: All Aboard the 20,000-Mile-Per-Hour Low-Earth-Orbit Express

By Clay Dillow

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Rail Link Opens to the Public This Week
Environment

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Rail Link Opens to the Public This Week

By Clay Dillow

China’s New Super-City Will Merge Nine Urban Centers into a Single, 16,000-Square-Mile Megatropolis
Environment

China’s New Super-City Will Merge Nine Urban Centers into a Single, 16,000-Square-Mile Megatropolis

By Clay Dillow

Archive Gallery: Thrilling Trains of the Future
Technology

Archive Gallery: Thrilling Trains of the Future

By Denise Ngo

Schwarzenegger Hopes California’s Future High-Speed Railroads Will Rely on the Chinese, Again
Technology

Schwarzenegger Hopes California’s Future High-Speed Railroads Will Rely on the Chinese, Again

By Rebecca Boyle

A Brief, Buttery Ride on Shanghai’s Maglev Train
Technology

A Brief, Buttery Ride on Shanghai’s Maglev Train

By John Mahoney

Get on the Beef Train: Amtrak Unveils First Biodiesel Commuter Train, Powered By Animal By-Products
Environment

Get on the Beef Train: Amtrak Unveils First Biodiesel Commuter Train, Powered By Animal By-Products

By Jeremy Hsu

Chinese Government to Build 215-MPH Bullet Trains in California
Technology

Chinese Government to Build 215-MPH Bullet Trains in California

By Stuart Fox

In 2020, Take a High-Speed Train from Beijing to London
Technology

In 2020, Take a High-Speed Train from Beijing to London

By Clay Dillow

World’s First All-Electric Locomotive Has Over 1,000 Batteries, Runs 24 Hours On a Single Charge
Environment

World’s First All-Electric Locomotive Has Over 1,000 Batteries, Runs 24 Hours On a Single Charge

By Adrian Covert

The Future of Public Transportation Will Involve Personal Helicopters, Mag-Lev Cars and Zeppelins
Technology

The Future of Public Transportation Will Involve Personal Helicopters, Mag-Lev Cars and Zeppelins

By Stuart Fox

Shweeb Human Monorail System Puts Your Feet in Control
Technology

Shweeb Human Monorail System Puts Your Feet in Control

By Adrian Covert

Planes, Trains and Supersonic Spaceships
Technology

Planes, Trains and Supersonic Spaceships

By Cliff Kuang

Strange Life Forms Populate the Earth
Science

Strange Life Forms Populate the Earth

By M. Farbman

Extreme Engineering: A Tunnel Through The Alps
Technology

Extreme Engineering: A Tunnel Through The Alps

By Rena Marie Pacella