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With Texas' population predicted to balloon by 2040, backers are pushing for a 200 mph train connecting DFW, Austin, San Antonio and Houston.
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Supporters take more careful aim with bullet trains (San Antonio Express-News)
The Lebanese contingent of designers showing their couture collections this week are quietly optimistic that they can weather the current global recession.
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The Amtrak passenger trains running from St. Louis to Kansas City are being renamed the Missouri River Runner.
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Mo. Amtrak Trains Named Missouri River Runner (KMBC-TV Kansas City)
Giving reliable, fast and low cost Internet access to passengers on both commuter and long-distance trains has been an elusive goal. But electronics researchers at England's University of York say they have overcome two of the major technological challenges that severely the limit the level of Internet service currently provided...
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Improving Internet Access on Trains (CommunicationsDirect)
How to buy and sell model railroad trains. (source: About) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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O Scale in model railroading explained. (source: About) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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A beginner's guide to setting up and running a model train set. (source: About) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Easements can be simulated using segmented model railroad track pieces. A true easement is a parabolic curve. This means its radius is different at any point along it's path. Unless you are using flex-track, model railroad track curves have fixed radii. ... (source: About) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Couplers are an important consideration when buying N scale model railroad trains. You need to make sure the couplers on your locomotives and cars are compatible. (source: About) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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Track grade is the slope of a railroad track. The track grade is expressed as the percentage of its rise for the length of its run. For example,if you have 100 inches of model railroad track, and the train climbs one inch, then the grade is 1%. So when 25 ... (source: About) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com