1998 Japanese railway workers check an overpass‚ keeping it safe for the "bullet train" below. (Kyodo) Leaving over 100 people dead‚ the June 3‚ 1998‚ derailing of a German Intercity Express (ICE) high-speed passenger train gave quite a shock to railway authorities in Japan. Particularly shaken were Japan Railway (JR) companies‚ which operate their Shinkansen super-express trains (often called "bullet trains") at speeds of 200 to 300 kilometers (125 to 185 miles) per hour‚ on schedules timed
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In my opinion‚ money isn’t everything. What are your feelings towards money? To me it’s alot of things‚ but not everything. I learned money wasn’t everything the hard way last year. It was beat into me by seven other people. I also learn alot of other lessons as well. Like‚ never wear a work uniform in an area where they’re looking to attack anyone who has money‚ and don’t ever try to hold onto anything that can be replace because it’s not worth losing your life over it. All of these three lessons
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Hyperloop Vs. High-Speed Trains When it comes to high-speed transportation the United States falls short compared to the rest of the world. Currently in California there is a need for a mode of transportation that can get passengers around quickly and at a reasonable cost. The ideal mode of transportation to solve the problem would be either a high-speed train or a Hyperloop system. Given the manufacturability‚ increased efficiency‚ and reduced costs of the Hyperloop it would be the right choice
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Intro to American Cinema The Great Train Robbery The main characters in the film The Great Train Robbery(1999) were slick‚ good-looking criminals. They were very good at what they did and were well-known in the underworld. The main characters involved were Bryan Field‚ Fred Forman‚ Gordon Goody‚ Master Edwards‚ Charlie Wilson‚ Roy Jones‚ Bruce Reynolds‚ and Ronnie Biggs. This included Bruce Reynolds being chief planner‚ who worked among the trains‚ while the mastermind of the plan was Bryan field
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their lands by improving the roads‚ the local transports‚ and the school and so on. To do so government has to spend billions of dollars on each project. In my view I think that government should spend as much as money on the basic requirement on the earth rather than spending lot of money on the outer space. First‚ by increasing the local transport will improve the economics of the country. Second‚ by reconsidering the old bridge is the safety for the people life. First‚ by increasing the number
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MAGLEV TRAINS TRAINS THAT FLY ON AIR 5/16/2011 IEC-CET UTTAM JALAN SEMINAR REPORT on “MAGLEV TRAINS:TRAINS THAT FLY ON AIR ” Submitted for partial fulfillment of award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology In Electrical Engineering Submitted By UTTAM JALAN
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Summary This report is designed to identify which facilities at the South West Trains’ stations need improvement and how they can be made better for their customers. The report indicates that the quality of most facilities goes down during the Peakˡ time. With facilities/services‚ overall environment and car parking facility being affected the most bringing down the customer experience by 13%‚ 10% and 12% respectively in comparison to 2011. Training of the staff and constant monitoring of the
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Levitating Trains The Maglev trains “A train is a connected series of rail vehicles propelled along a track to transport cargo or passengers.” -Wikipedia Trains now days are most commonly used for the transport of passengers across long distances‚ they are fast enough to reach a constant speed between 65 km/h to around 120km/h‚ although the record speed of a conventional train is of 575 km/h‚ held by the French TGV. It needed some modifications (shorter and higher voltage) and had passengers
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only train plying from X to Y‚ I had no other choice. The line is a narrow gauge. It passed through farming country and it mainly carried farm produce‚ although passengers were often using it too. At every station on the way to be loaded and unloaded involving much shunting which took a lot of time. It took nearly four hours for a distance of 60 km. I traveled once by that train. At first I could not believe that a train (in this age) could go so slowly. I had to put up with it. The train moved
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Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference J. A . Joines‚ R. R. Barton‚ K. Kang‚ and P. A. Fishwick‚ eds. TRAIN STATION PASSENGER FLOW STUDY Janice P. Li Booz-Allen & Hamilton Three Gateway Center‚ Suite 1625 Newark‚ NJ 07102‚ U.S.A. ABSTRACT With the increasing demand for public transportation due to congested highways‚ trains have become one of the most viable alternatives‚ especially for daily commuting. While transit agencies are excited with the increasing ridership‚ they are
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