Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Aug 10, 2008	Planes, Trains or Automobiles?
I just took three trains to make a connection in the Seattle Airport. American’s don’t travel by train much, yet our airports are equipped with well-maintained, efficient electric trains. In this country, the climate crisis cannot be separated from the issue of our archaic...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Dec 28, 2007	What the world needs now
In the early 1890s, Mahatma Gandhi worked as a lawyer in South Africa. One day, while travelling in a first-class train compartment on business, he was ordered to move to third class, which was designated for non-whites. Gandhi refused, producing his valid first-class ticket as evidence of his...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Jan 17, 2008	Office Building Warmed by Commuters
In Sweden a new office complex will be heated through the power of body heat . The offices will be attached, or really close, to a major train station that is already heated by the people who use it. “We had a look at it and thought ‘We might actually be able to use...... [view]

Posted By:  celticagent Posted On:  Sep 19, 2007	amazing video of a train running through a bankok market
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Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Aug 22, 2007	train of thought: a person
a literal “train of thought”…as in, thoughts on the train the idea of a person is a train of thought; thoughts enhance emotions. the figure of a person is a fashion of body; bodies direct movement. the energy of a person is a muscle of silence; silence...... [view]

Posted By:  leapinGazelle Posted On:  Aug 10, 2007	the train tells me how to live…
I was half sleeping on the Metra train today for the entire ride. I was thinking mostly, so I didn’t take out a book this morning. My head was moving around in different directions and at one point I rested it upwards, so I was looking up at the train interior. There are barely any...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare Posted On:  Jun 7, 2007	Virgin Trains Introduces First European Biodiesel Train
Sir Richard Branson owns a lot of companies and he has previously mentioned that he wants to fight climate change and cut back on emissions . It appears that he’s sticking to his word as Virgin Trains is running a biodiesel train in Europe and plans to switch more trains to biodiesel...... [view]