Tag Archives: Trains
Poland’s city of Warsaw shows off recyclable eco-friendly subway cars, the Inspiro
November 30, 2010The city of Warsaw is all set to have metropolitans around the world go green with envy, as it unveils its fantastic mass transit system, that’s green and energy efficient, besides packing in a load of cutting-edge technology and passenger … Continue reading3
Leave a commentAmtrak plans for less electricity consuming locomotives
November 2, 2010Amtrak has rolled up its sleeves and is busy preparing for some greener trains that will hit the rails sometime soon. The new locomotives ordered by Amtrak will use lesser electricity than the current ones and 70 of these will … Continue reading3
Leave a commentTrain powered by beef tallow by Amtrak
April 27, 2010You aren’t the only one who loves a nice juicy beef steak. This train loves it just as much as you do. To run between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer is powered up 20% by a beef … Continue reading3
Leave a commentZEFIRO 380 – $4 Billion super green trains for China to boost infrastructure
September 30, 2009A Montreal-based train and plane maker has racked up another big win in the Middle Kingdom with a $4-billion (U.S.) contract for a Chinese joint venture to supply 80 next-generation, super high-speed trains to the Ministry of Railways. The deal … Continue reading3
Leave a commentReports say plane greener than train
June 8, 2009It isn’t a hard thing to select the airplane over the train on which one is more polluting. Assumptions would clearly say that it is the airplanes as it is in the sky and so it will hurt the environment … Continue reading3
Leave a commentSolar-powered Hydrogen train project planned for Michigan state
March 18, 2009Talks are on for a proposed project of building a solar and hydrogen powered light railway MagLev system from Detroit to Lansing, Michigan. The Interstate Traveler Company LLC is dealing with it and says it will use only private investors … Continue reading3
Leave a commentControversy Tram and Train Inn recycled out of tram, train and motor parts
February 4, 2009We have seen luxurious hotel rooms designed by recycling ship containers, wine barrels and more. Now its time to ride on the trams or rather reside in these out-of-job transport compartments. Four former Dutch and German trams have been refurbished … Continue reading3
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