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more about #trains more comments → pixelslave: Before we get the LCD, can we have air condition in all subway station first (I almost passed out once inside Grand Central in summer)? Oh, and get ri... more » DennyCrane: This is only on the L right now because only the L line has an automated system called communication-based train control (CBTC), which took several ye... more » imwithadd: this isnt new, it was at the Myrtle Wycoff station all summer. I think its the least they could do after raising the subway fair #subway more » OMG! Ponies!: Adam let's work on getting express service back on the B/Q. Then we can get shiny things. (not that it matters to me any more. Plus I didn't realiz... more » Hello Mister Walrus: What a great idea! I can't wait for this to be adopted by the San Francisco Muni. Oh wait, we're bankrupt. more » Robusto68: Nice but my question is, for the money spent how does this actually help? I mean, knowing where the train is, and how long it might be doesn't really... more » Dr. H. F. Danger: Boston's MBTA is in the stone age compared to the MTA. We are lucky that the trains don't run into each other....much. Being $8 billion in debt also ... more » OCEntertainment: I'm from Atlanta. Home of the curvy roads, five-direction intersections, sparse public transportation outside downtown, and 4,721 different "Peachtree... more » Noobs-R-Us: I would like this or an App that would show both buses and trains. #subway more » aprather: That is pretty sweet. I was in Budapest last week and saw some really badass touchscreen LCD's in the mall for directions to and from stores. It kin... more » Andrew Roberts: Every time I visit NYC I start to become critical of their system, and the lack of some things (consistency with train quality/amenities, dingy statio... more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: When I studied abroad in London in the spring of 07' these were standard at every station. I'm glad to see NY catching up on technology however London... more » iwishiwasjeff: Two trains leave different cities heading toward each other at different speeds. When and where do they meet? more » AparoidX: Head-On! Apply directly to the freight train! ... Sorry. more » FooSchnickens - BPH Free: Hory clap more » -
#trains
NYC Subways Get LCD Screens Showing Every Train in Real Time
As a New Yorker, this gets me very excited: the Bedford Ave L station just got an LCD screen that shows exactly where all the cars on the line are, so you know how long you'll have to wait. More » -
#science
Japan's Electromagnetic Trains Cause Paperclips to Dance
These paperclips, when placed on the floor of a japanese commuter train, stand up on their ends and dance whenever the train accelerates or brakes thanks electromagnetism. More » -
#tourism
NYC Subway Mapped to Street Gauntlet
At last, your claims of knowing New York's subway system "like the back of your hand" will be more than just boasting (OK, lying). More » -
#scary
Computerized Train Runs Over Local Man for "Unknown Reason"
We here at Gizmodo are anything but fearmongering sensationalists. We're analytical, skeptical, and rational at all costs. That being said, this robot train ran over some dude in Miami and everyone in south Florida should run for their lives. More » -
#makerfaire2009
Puppy Monorail Makes Me Fear for Mankind's Future
Of all the ridiculous things one can see at the Maker Faire, the Puppy Mover Monorail might take the cake. More » -
#toys
Briefcase-Contained Model Train Set Makes You Look Like a Businessman When You Clearly Are Not
I want a briefcase-contained model train set not because I'm into trains, but because I want to open it on an airplane tray table and see people's reactions. Unfortunately, it's $1,500. [PaulSmith via Awesomer] -
#trains
Obama's Crazy-Ambitious Plan for High-Speed Rail Lines in America
Europeans and Japanese already enjoy high-speed rail service, but Americans are woefully dependent on cars and planes to get from city to city. Not for long, if Obama has anything to say about it. More » -
#omg
World's Largest Model Is Bigger Than Your House
As I watched this video of the Miniatur Wunderland my mind went from mild amusement to surprising awe to absolute astonishment. At 11,840 square feet and fully computerized, the world's largest model defies belief: More » -
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#japan
Why, Japan, Why: Part 2
Did you think there would only be one image of that Japanese train girl on the internet? Then you haven't been on the internet long. There are more. More » -
#accidents
Final Text Message from Crashing Conductor: 'ur gonna run the locomotive'
It turns out that the engineer who crashed a train in California last year, killing 25 people, was a big fan of texting constantly with teenage rail fans. And letting them drive his train. More » -
#iotd
Image of the Day: Why, Japan, Why?
We have no idea where in Japan this was taken, but somebody somewhere should be ashamed of themselves. [Buzzfeed] -
#toys
Rideable Train Set Will End Your Fairy Tale Christmas
Let me tell you a story about a boy named Timmy. Born to a poor servant woman out of wedlock, Timmy was abandoned at a young age on the steps of a church, his mother hoping he could find a life better than she could provide. He did not. Instead Timmy spent his youth traveling town to town, shining shoes, cutting wood, doing pretty much any labor necessary to afford one meal a day. His life was hard and often felt meaningless. No one loved him, he thought. And unfortunately, he was right. Years passed in this way, until one Christmas morning... More » -
#architecture
New WTC Transport Hub: One Part Memorial, One Part Stegosaurus From Space
The Port Authority has released renderings of the plan for the World Trade Center Transport hub, and they look fantastic. With an arched, spiny roof and striking curves, the hub — though it will only serve as a train station and vestibule to the new WTC — has more in common with Bilbao's beautiful international airport than with Grand Central Terminal (they have the same designer, after all). More » -
#historicity
'Handcar Regatta' Rail Race Is a Terrifying Steampunk Orgy
This week saw the commencement of the first annual Handcar Regatta race, in which over a dozen teams took to the rails in a ridiculous variety of human-powered steampunk machinery. The event wasn't so much a race as it was a showcase of overwrought vehicle design, taking inspiration from everything from hamster wheels to animals to, courtesy of the one team that took the "regatta" part literally, Viking longships. More »
