Train Line From Downtown To DIA Breaks Ground

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Work has finally begun one of the most anticipated parts of the FasTracks rail project. When completed, it will feature a commuter train from downtown to Denver International Airport.

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Train Line From Downtown To DIA Breaks Ground

You-operate train rides opening

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Mud Creek Central Railroad holds its first public session Sunday.

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You-operate train rides opening

VMEbus SBC targets safety-critical applications.

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Developed according to DO-254, 64-bit Model A602 is intended for use in planes and trains. Board's 900 MHz PowerPC 750 processor, 512 MB system memory, local PSUs, clock oscillators, and Flash memory are built up to be redundant, ensuring operation in critical applications. Diagnostic mechanisms help to detect latent errors before they lead to system error. Standard I/O includes sextuple UART ...

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VMEbus SBC targets safety-critical applications.

Mannequin trains staff at Washington County Hospital

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

He coughs, he talks and if you get too close you might wear his lunch. Meet SimMan, anything but your average mannequin.

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Mannequin trains staff at Washington County Hospital

Aiming to save Mumbais lifeline

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd is a public sector undertaking formed between the railway ministry and the Maharashtra government for the suburban railway projects of Mumbais suburban Central and Western Railways worth approximately Rs 10,000 crore.

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Rails festival scheduled June 25-27

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

The sounds of steam whistles, the clickty-clack of steel wheels on rails and the smell of coal smoke will be just part of the centennial celebration of railroading in West Virginia.

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Rails festival scheduled June 25-27

If you see something, say something

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

The Times Square street vendors who alerted the police to a smoking Nissan Pathfinder on May 1 seemed to be acting on a combination of their streetwise instincts, their sense of civic duty, their military training and the advice of Allen Kay.

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No privatisation of Indian Railways Mamata Banerjee (Hindustan Times)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today presented presented India's rail budget for the next fiscal with the promise of a new business model to encourage private investment along with social commitment but without privatisation.

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Railway budget promises new model to develop network (Hindustan Times)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today presented India's rail budget for the next fiscal with the promise of a new business model that will encourage private investment with social commitment.

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Nearer my iPad to thee: Apple’s Gutenberg? (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

I want one.

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Nearer my iPad to thee: Apple's Gutenberg? (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)