Security Electronics A student halted multiple Taiwan bullet trains by spoofing the rail network's emergency radio signals Police say the 23-year-old decoded rail radio parameters and used handheld devices to trigger an emergency alarm By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2026, 5:19 AM
Tech Culture Science Maglev trains' tunnel boom problem may finally have a fix Prototype maglev trains can exceed 370 mph, exacerbating the issue By Daniel Sims, August 9, 2025, 10:23 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture News Around the Web World's first carbon fiber metro train hits the tracks in China Lighter frame claimed to slash energy use by seven percent By Zo Ahmed, January 13, 2025, 2:31 PM 10 comments
Tech Culture Hardware Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service Part of a $700 million systems overhaul By Rob Thubron, October 25, 2024, 5:16 AM 14 comments
Tech Culture Mobile Japan no longer measures train congestion based on how easy it is to read a newspaper Something else that mobile phones have killed off By Rob Thubron, August 6, 2024, 6:51 AM
Tech Culture Japan is converting its bullet trains' smoking rooms into Zoom rooms Zooming at almost 200mph By Rob Thubron, August 27, 2021, 6:12 AM
Industry The 'world's first' solar-powered rail line is up and running in the UK More public transportation goes green By Cohen Coberly, August 23, 2019, 3:17 PM 21 comments
Tech Culture Apple Passenger shows the surprising portability of iMacs by using one on a train Who needs a laptop? By Rob Thubron, July 7, 2017, 7:45 AM 18 comments