stackyFACTSWhen the transport industry realizes that paying someone to drive across the country is tedious, they just throw the entire truck trailer onto a railcar. It is the ultimate logistical shortcut, effectively giving a long-distance road trip a free ride on the railway.
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Trust humans to choose the dumbest possible color for public safety. In the early days of railways, a red light meant stop, green meant caution, and a bright…
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Indian Railways developed an official mobile application specifically dedicated to tracking the notoriously delayed national train network in real time.…
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Wheels are incredibly overrated when you can simply harness the power of electromagnetism. The Shanghai Maglev connects the airport to the city not by rolling…
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Those giant screens flip information in waves rather than all at once. This prevents a mob of hundreds of anxious people from simultaneously stampeding toward…
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Eurotunnel engineers digging the massive Channel Tunnel between England and France had to use highly advanced laser surveying technology to ensure the two…
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In the age of instant digital communication, some remote areas still rely on stubborn animals walking down a dirt path to get a birthday card delivered.…
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