Commuter rail

Stephensons, George and his son Robert, built the locomotive Rocket, which used a multi-tube boiler. The Rocket won the competition at the Rainhill Trials. This competition that was held to answer the question of whether it was best to move wagons along rails by fixed steam engines using a pulley system or by using locomotive steam engines. The Rocket won the £500 prize with its average speed of 13 miles per hour. Stephenson incorporated elements into his engines that were used in succeeding…

Japan first introduced high speed rail in the early 1960’s, modernizing the world’s understanding of travel. Other countries such as Belgium, China, France, and Spain all have hopped aboard with the idea of bullet trains being a safer and more efficient way to travel. The construction of bullet trains in the United States has been mentioned in the past, with President Barack Obama giving a speech back in 2009 supporting the development of bullet trains in America (Whitehouse). Texas Central, a…

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As a body which was set to oversee development of the railway system, the Railway Investigation Office had the main function of carrying out studies, applying the results gotten from the studies and testing out the materials. In 1913, it became known as the Research Institute before it was restructured in 1942 as the Railway Technical Research Institute. The standards of the railway in Japan had fallen behind those of other railways around the world by 1945 (Seojima 5). This realization prompted…

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the impact of Transcontinental Railroad that it had on people living in those regions. Central Idea/Thesis Statement: The Transcontinental Railroad allowed many communities to flourish, it allowed people to travel more easily but it also ended up resettling much of the population. INTRODUCTION I. Today if anybody decided to travel they would either do it with a car or plane but once upon time the train was the most reliable option. II. The…

that in 2008, 2008 said: “The total cost to develop and construct the entire high-speed train system would be about $45 billion.” That’s a whole 35.5 billion difference! It was said that they “miscalculated” and “lost” the money. Now the High-Speed Rail Authority says that it will take $68.4 billion to construct the railroad. Last year, the HSRA actually estimated the costs would be over $98 billion, but they were not prepared to ask for an additional $30 billion. Instead they are going to…

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is continuously rising. The amount of money approved by the citizens was $9.95 billion. However, it rose to $13.5 billion. Then, it increased to $48.6 billion. The money kept rising from millions and billions! The “final” cost to build a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles by 2028 is predicted to be to a grand total of about $67.6 billion. It is claimed that they “lost and miscalculated the money needed for the project.” Another reason the railroad should not be built is…

The supersonic train, dubbed Hyperloop One, is Elon Musk’s own input on how to solve one of the many inconveniences of everyday life: traffic and congestion. This train would travel in a separate tubes at record breaking speeds in hope to make driving to around more bearable. However, with new technology comes new questions, and stakeholders are wondering, for the most part, is it too good to be true? And other questions of safety and if this new technology will actually make a difference and…

how “high speed rail can run on 100% renewable energy.” This helps California’s economy from saving the emissions produced in the air by air planes going up and down the coast of the state (remember there is approximately 3 million flights yearly). Using renewable energy is also a huge plus on the economical point of view. This illustrates that the state is thinking greener, more on helping the environment rather than destroying the communities around us. “By 2030, high speed rail will reduce…