September 29, 2006 | Headlines, Technology
(The Economist posted the following article on its website on September 28.) FRANKFURT — Schoolboy dreams of everyday travel by magnetic levitation (maglev) have been shaken but not destroyed after an accident on a test track at Lathen, Germany. On September...
September 26, 2006 | Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Hans Gremmel on September 25.) TOKYO — A Japanese railroad will invest US$3.1 billion to develop high-speed magnetic trains over the next decade, the company said Monday, just days after a crash of an...
September 26, 2006 | Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Hans Gremmel on September 25.) TOKYO — A Japanese railroad will invest US$3.1 billion to develop high-speed magnetic trains over the next decade, the company said Monday, just days after a crash of an...
September 25, 2006 | Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 25.) BERLIN — German officials acknowledged Sunday the test track where a high-speed magnetic train crashed, killing 23 people, was not equipped with the most up-to-date security system, noting...
September 25, 2006 | Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 25.) BERLIN — German officials acknowledged Sunday the test track where a high-speed magnetic train crashed, killing 23 people, was not equipped with the most up-to-date security system, noting...
September 25, 2006 | Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 23.) NEW YORK — Engineers have been trying for decades to perfect and promote the use of powerful electromagnets to suspend trains above their tracks so they can travel as fast as some...
September 25, 2006 | Headlines, Technology
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 23.) NEW YORK — Engineers have been trying for decades to perfect and promote the use of powerful electromagnets to suspend trains above their tracks so they can travel as fast as some...
August 4, 2006 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following on August 2.) SAN FRANCISCO — An innovative technology to capture and treat emissions from diesel train locomotives was unveiled today in Roseville as part of a project to demonstrate the system’s...
August 4, 2006 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following on August 2.) SAN FRANCISCO — An innovative technology to capture and treat emissions from diesel train locomotives was unveiled today in Roseville as part of a project to demonstrate the system’s...
June 27, 2006 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(The following article by Jim Redden was posted on the Portland Tribune website on June 27.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Two of the largest hybrid vehicles in the world are now in Portland — 280,000-pound, 52-foot diesel/electric locomotives owned and operated by Union...
