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Brown and dark grey became the absolute peak of fashion simply because trains blasted everyone with coal dust. Wearing white on a journey guaranteed you would…
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Despite their monstrous diesel-electric horsepower, trains are defeated by mild geographic inclines. The efficiency of a train relies entirely on smooth steel…
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We simply bolted thousands of heavy steel boxes together and forced them to slither along parallel iron strips. It is beautifully primitive yet wildly…
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It turns out harnessing the explosive power of boiling water to move heavy metal was somehow easier than putting two wheels in a line. While early steam…
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The London Underground tunnels twist and curve wildly, making trips much longer. Why weren't they dug in a straight line?
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Because sitting in a dark, claustrophobic box rocketing through a soot-filled subterranean tunnel sounds like a perfectly relaxing way to start your day. When…
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