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Railways to be in focus on Bloomberg TV Monday!

Monday morning, 1st of March: Bloombers TV host Betty Liu said that RAILS & ENERGY will be in focus today. Could there be a remote possibility that Railways & Energy efficiency have some kind of role to play in the USA? Are the 'THIRSTY FIFTY'...

Published 03-01-2010 3:49 PM by RAILWAYIST

A MUST SEE! "Blueprint for America: Beyond the Motor City" Hosted by Commodore Vanderbilt IV.

10:00 P.M. EST your local 'PUBLIC TV Station'. PBS News Hour might give some pre-show coverage---check it out---a 1st class un-biased news show hosted by Jim Lehrer, USMC (retired). Wait until after the show before comments, unless u-got a time...

Published 02-08-2010 8:22 PM by RAILWAYIST

Filed under: pbs.org

"WHO'S WHO in HSR STREAMLINING"

A 'short' preview of the 'streamliner/dreamliner/ultra-ultra-speed inter&intra-city & express-transcontinental US railways of today: Pullman-Standard/Hughes Tool Company/Alstom-Sub-Sonic Railway Labs (P-S/HTC/Alstom-SSRL)kept this...

Published 12-30-2009 12:36 AM by RAILWAYIST

Midwest High Speed Rail Association EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr. Richard Harnish...

...to speak live Wednesday, the 7th of October on the "Detroit Today" WDET FM local Public Radio Show between 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Go online to www.wdetfm.org if you are out of the broadcast area between 13.00-15.00 HR.GMT.

Published 10-06-2009 12:03 AM by RAILWAYIST

Filed under: www.wdetfm.org

CASUAL/FAST-FOOD themed restaurant & dining railway cars could generate revenue...

Why not consider outfitting restaurant/dining railcars for use by these popular casual dining and fast food chains: McDonalds, Burger King, Wendys, Arbys, Sonic, Applebees, Olive Garden, Macaroni Grill, Red Lobster, Dennys, IHOP, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Little...

Published 09-27-2009 7:03 AM by RAILWAYIST

INDIANAPOLIS interurban electric streetcar traction terminal was world's largest & busiest...

The INDIANAPOLIS traction terminal opened in 1904 and within a decade more than 500 electric passenger and freight trolley cars arrived and departed daily. A passenger tally of 7 million passengers a year passed through the Indianapolis terminal giving...

Published 09-27-2009 5:08 AM by RAILWAYIST

MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION to be dismanteled & shipped by rail...

Heard over the wire that the abandoned Michigan Central Railway Station in Detroit might be dismanteled in large chunks and shipped by rail to Manhattan and re-constructed on the former site of Pennsylvania Station that was demolished in the 1960's...

Published 09-24-2009 10:24 PM by RAILWAYIST

Trains get a full page cover story in the Detroit Free Press!

Detroit Free Press Sunday, Sept 30, 2009 pg 27A: CAN SPEED SELL TRAIN TRAVEL? By: Free Press Lansing Bureau Chief Chris Christoff: Tel# 517-372-8660- email: cchristoff@freepress.com web site : www.freep.com The Detroit Free Press has rarerly given more...

Published 09-21-2009 2:02 AM by RAILWAYIST

Filed under: www.freep.com, cchristoff@freepress.com

Super-Speed Transcontinental ElectroDomeLiners to have solar panels on railcar roofs...

To further increase the efficiency of the 'Super-Speed Electroliner Transcontinental Fleet', high efficiency photovoltaic solar collectors will be installed on the roofs of the passenger & sleeping carriages, dining, lounge coaches, observation...

Published 09-16-2009 7:28 PM by RAILWAYIST

US & Canadian Sports Teams to travel by newly designed rail-carraiges...

Sports teams from the USA and Canada have decided to be responsible citizens by reducing their colossal consumption of fuel and reduce their jet-setting carbon footprints, since they are public figures with considerable influence over the greater public...

Published 09-15-2009 1:50 AM by RAILWAYIST

Millions of new jobs in the new US High Speed Railways...Here's a partial list:

Bloomberg TV had economist Mr. Rohaytn on saying that a full infrastructure rebuilding in the USA would easily create 5,000,000 - five million or so jobs! Railroad reconstruction could easily have more than a quarter of the jobs... There are hundreds...

Published 09-09-2009 1:27 PM by RAILWAYIST

California Fire Fighting Railway & Water Tower Network:

Based on the ferocious fires that are engulfing the Los Angeles area, the most suitable approach to dealing with future fires -could- shape up something like this: Million gallon+ water towers primarily located 'above' fire prone populated areas...

Published 09-02-2009 6:26 PM by RAILWAYIST

The American High Speed Passenger & Freight Railway System---

"AHSP & FRS---by far the largest nuclear/clean-coal/solar/windmill/electrical network of railroads in the world---close to half a million miles---represents one of the greatest civil, geo-technical, mechanical, electrical and transport technology...

Published 08-26-2009 5:27 AM by RAILWAYIST

While we have been napping the last 50 years...China laid track!

China's 80,000km rail network will soon be expanded another 30,000km and will soon have the world's largest high-speed railway network by 2012! According to the MOR - Ministry of Railways: "Chinese Railways will undergo an historic change...

Published 08-12-2009 1:58 PM by RAILWAYIST

Filed under: www.railjournal.com

Chicago Museum of Science & Industry RAILROAD exhibit a must see!

"All Aboard the Silver Streak" invites you to go back in time---to May 26, 1934---as a passenger on the MINT CONDITION PIONEER ZEPHYR. You won't want to miss this record-breaking 'ride' from Denver to Chicago. On your 20-minute guided...

Published 08-05-2009 8:47 AM by RAILWAYIST

Filed under: www.alstom.com/transport, www.msichicago.org

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