missoulian.com
The Missoulian, MT
Schiro, or Sam, was on a Japanese rail gang out of Harlowton that helped with the completion of the last transcontinental railroad near Phosphate, 17 miles west of here. On Friday, Jim Satake drove with his wife from their home in Three Forks to help ...
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The Moderate Voice
Continuing with our coverage of the just-concluded trial against Scientology in France, this news item from Le Monde is in part made up of quotes from Scientology's lead attorney, Patrick Maisonneuve, who sees the case as a cop-out on the part of ...
thetimes.co.za
The Times, South Africa
We took photos of people walking on the rails , and there were no security guards... those trains have no windows and there are no doors. What we found was shocking, said Van Minnen. Years of litigation ended in the Constitutional Court. ...
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Yes! Weekly, NC
By Glen Baity When judging a remake, every reviewer faces a dilemma: Do I judge this on its own merits, or compare it to the original? The Taking of Pelham 123, a retelling of Joseph Sargent's cult 1974 caper film, makes it easy it sucks either way ...
Writing the rails : Screenwriter Brian Helgeland reveals how he ... Examiner.com
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mmh.com
MMH.com, MA
Strength in coal and grain deliveries have been maintained by the rails , which are actively shopping intermodal as an option to short- and long-haul truck traffic, especially when diesel prices are rising as they are now. Use of intermodal rail will ...
publictechnology.net
PublicTechnology.net, UK
The government was warned back in 2004 that immediate action was needed to fix problems in the 12.7bn programme to revamp NHS IT, official reports have revealed. Fast forward to 2009, and the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is facing a number of ...
torontosun.com
Toronto Sun, Canada
By bryn weese, sun media the federal government is being "belligerent" about Toronto's bid to buy new streetcars, according to Jack Layton. The NDP leader, who said the deal should be a "slam dunk," made his criticisms yesterday following a Question ...
Streetcar deal may fall through if feds don't provide funding 680 News
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blogs.fayobserver.com
FayObserver.com, NC
NC has high hopes for getting part of the $8 billion dedicated to high speed rail in the Federal Stimulus package. According to the folks interviewed in the article, the funding would be primarily used to upgrade existing rail service, mainly between ...
Governors, Biden discuss high-speed rail at WH Philadelphia Inquirer
Doyle meets with Biden and transportation chief on high-speed rail Oshkosh Northwestern
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washingtonexaminer.com
Washington Examiner, DC
A man killed himself by moving into the path of a train at the Potomac Avenue rail station in Southeast DC about 11:45 am Saturday. He was taken to a hospital where he later died of his injuries. The man was not carrying identification, Metro spokesman ...
news-briefs.ew.com
Entertainment Weekly
American Idol finalist Scott MacIntyre is sounding off against the Fox megahit for cutting his planned dueling-pianos performance with fellow contestant Matt Giraud from last week's finale. "Perhaps Tatiana and Bikini Girl were more important after all ...
irishtimes.com
Irish Times, Ireland
Lions Reaction: Lions captain Paul O'Connell accused Bryce Lawrence of only refereeing one side after South Africa held off a late fightback to win the first Test 26-21 in Durban today. The Springboks opened a 26-7 lead early in the second half as the ...
acorn-online.com
Ridgefield Press, USA
John Frey and the owners of Ridgefield Ice Cream and Pamby Motors to convince the Department of Transportation to put guard rails up in front of vulnerable businesses on the busy corridor. There's still more ground-work that needs to be done before we ...
usatoday.com
USA Today
(AP) Reviving a passenger rail route that used to run between Glendive and Missoula drew crowds of supporters to a town hall meeting in Bozeman . Tuesday's meeting was organized by Sen. Jon Tester , who last year ensured Montana 's inclusion in a ...
dallasnews.com
Dallas Morning News, TX
By michael a. lindenberger / The Dallas Morning News For six long years, North Texas leaders have floated a bold idea: Build more than 200 miles of suburban rail lines to tie together trains already speeding around cities served by DART and the Trinity ...
redbluffdailynews.com
Red Bluff Daily News, CA
By Jean Barton Next morning we drove to Williams, where we boarded the Grand Canyon train for a slow train ride to the South Rim while on the Western Livestock Journal tour of Arizona. It took two and a half hours to travel 65 miles each way, ...
usatoday.com
USA Today
By Port of Portland By Roger Yu, usa today riding the rails between downtown and the airport is becoming a reality for more US travelers. With their roadways jammed with cars and shuttles, a growing number of domestic airports are building or have ...
suburbanchicagonews.com
Plainfield Sun, IL
That doesn't count the people who choose not to leave their bikes behind when they climb aboard the rails . Metra allows cyclists to tether their bikes to specific areas on the trains. The 4-year-old policy restricts the practice to weekday routes that ...
washingtonpost.com
Washington Post, United States
Tonight, the Tony Awards will bestow honors on the best play, musical, revivals, actors, score, choreography, etc. In the mood for some theater and dance, CoGo hit up New York producer Ken Davenport, whose Broadway productions ("Blithe Spirit," ...
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The Takeaway, New York
He talks about the city's light rail project and the attempt to design and define new communities. The city of Denver is attempting to revamp its public transportation to connect the suburbs and the city. (Flickr user lukask (cc: by-nc-sa))
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My TV20 Detroit, MI
The rail and the vehicles, the vehicle is lifted off of the rails as a result of putting energy into both the vehicle and into the rails . And as a result it actually floats." Michigan state lawmakers are currently discussing the use and funding of ...
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If tunnel is dug from North pole to equator, and rails installed, what will be minimal travel time?
Q. Lets assume that Earth is spherical and has uniform density. If tunnel is dug from North pole to equator, and rails installed in the tunnel , what will be minimal travel time of a street car freely moving on the rails without friction? If the tunnel is straight, then travel time will be (R/g) = 42 minutes. Can we beat this time by choosing a tunnel of other non-straight shape?
Asked by unknown - Fri May 30 11:43:01 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You are talking about the concept of a "gravity train". The curious thing about this is that for half of the trip you will be accelerating to the "low point" in the tunnel (closer to the center of the earth), then decelerating until you arrive at the equator (with a velocity of zero). Total time is 42 minutes 12 seconds. This is good, but there is actually a better design for your tunnel. Taking advantage of the acceleration of gravity, it actually makes sense to have a tunnel that isn't so straight but is instead bent toward the center of the earth more. This would be a hypocycloid. The distance would be slightly more, but offset by the higher average velocity. I'd have to think about how to compute the actual time on this new… [cont.]
Answered by Puzzling - Fri May 30 19:35:03 2008
Q. Lets assume that Earth is spherical and has uniform density. If tunnel is dug from North pole to equator, and rails installed in the tunnel , what will be minimal travel time of a street car freely moving on the rails without friction? If the tunnel is straight, then travel time will be (R/g) = 42 minutes. Can we beat this time by choosing a tunnel of other non-straight shape?
Asked by unknown - Fri May 30 11:43:01 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You are talking about the concept of a "gravity train". The curious thing about this is that for half of the trip you will be accelerating to the "low point" in the tunnel (closer to the center of the earth), then decelerating until you arrive at the equator (with a velocity of zero). Total time is 42 minutes 12 seconds. This is good, but there is actually a better design for your tunnel. Taking advantage of the acceleration of gravity, it actually makes sense to have a tunnel that isn't so straight but is instead bent toward the center of the earth more. This would be a hypocycloid. The distance would be slightly more, but offset by the higher average velocity. I'd have to think about how to compute the actual time on this new… [cont.]
Answered by Puzzling - Fri May 30 19:35:03 2008
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