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BWCS The European Market for Train Based Broadband Wireless Services
2016-06-27 12:31:00| Railway Technology
Rail operators are not only in competition amongst themselves but much more significantly with other modes of transport. Some countries in Central Europe have experienced severe, even alarming, falls in passenger numbers over the last 30 years and ar
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Shipbuilding legacy: Clyde shipyard to train the next generation
2016-06-15 11:22:00| Ship Technology
A Clyde shipyard has announced plans to take on 150 new apprentices just two years after being saved from closure. Shipbuilding looked to have ended at Ferguson Shipbuilder when it went into administration in August 2014 but, two years on and follo
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Musk Envisions Wagon Train to Mars
2016-06-13 19:57:17| TechNewsWorld
Elon Musk fleshed out his vision for establishing the first colony on Mars in a recent interview. As soon as 2018, Musk's SpaceX venture could launch an unmanned spacecraft to the red planet, he said, and that could be followed by future unmanned flights every two years -- timed for when the Earth and Mars orbits position the planets closest together.
A Derailed Oil Train Opens the Path for Living Democracy
2016-06-13 03:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Counter Punch: Last week a train carrying crude oil in 14 tankcars derailed in the tiny river town of Mosier, Oregon--42,000 gallons spilled, 32,000 gallons burned, and 10,000 gallons clogged the municipal wastewater plant. As horrible as it is, the community of Mosier and everyone depending on the Columbia River got lucky. Something potentially catastrophic like the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in Quebec, Canada (an explosion, 47 people died, half the town burned down and the rest is now a toxic wasteland)...
Train Derails, Spills And Burns Oil In Columbia River Gorge
2016-06-06 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: A train carrying crude oil derailed Friday at the scenic Columbia River Gorge, spilling oil on the Oregon side of the river, which separates that state from Washington. At least one of the tanker cars burst into flames. Officials said on Saturday that 16 cars of a 96-car train had derailed and four caught fire. The derailment occurred near Mosier, a small town east of Portland, around noon local time. About 100 residents of Mosier remained under an evacuation order Saturday. It is not yet...
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