Feb 06
If you’re in the unenviable position of having to traverse the country by bus or train, you better make sure this map is on your phone.
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Aug 26
For a lot of people, commuting can be quite exhausting, especially if all the seats are taken. There’s nothing wrong with standing up, because there’s the rail for passengers to grab on to for added support… unless the rail itself is covered in slimy stuff (ew), is out of reach or just too high for comfort.
The solution? Rail Reach.
The Rail Reach is a folding handle that attaches to the handrail, so you can keep your hands off of the latter, which thousands of hands have already touched and grabbed before you. If you’re on the short side, it also helps by giving you an extension of sorts, so you don’t have to stand on your tiptoes or reach too far to grab the handrail.
The idea to create the Rail Reach came to Justin Choy after he dealt with his fair share of problems while he was using public transportation.
Rail Reach is currently up for funding on Kickstarter, where a minimum pledge of $15(USD) will get you the standard folding version of it.
[via C|NET]
Dec 27
China claims world’s longest high-speed rail line, takes travelers 1,428 miles in a workday
Posted in: Today's Chili 
China has a thing for pushing the limits of trains. As of today, that includes distance: the country claims to have the world’s longest high-speed rail line. Paying ¥865 ($139) will take you 1,428 miles from Beijing in the north to as far as Guangzhou in the south. The 8-hour, 186MPH trip is technically slower than flying, but it’s cheaper and potentially less stressful than the often protracted airport boarding process. It’s certainly far more viable than the 20-hour rail trip it’s replacing, which could lead to some locals choosing a ground route that wasn’t even a realistic option until now.
[Image credit: Xinhuanet]
Filed under: Transportation
Via: Wall Street Journal
Source: Gaotie (translated)
Oct 11
Indian Railways has just made it a little easier for rail travelers with a new web app called RailRadar, which uses Google Maps to track trains on a real-time basis. This is certainly welcome on one of the largest rail networks in the world — it operates more than 10,000 trains everyday — though the service is only available on 6,500 trains for now. To find out where your train is, simply search for its name or number and RailRadar will spot it for you. You can also find trains by entering the name of the station. Blue highlights indicate trains that are on time while red means it’s behind schedule. If you click on a train, it’ll show its entire route from start to finish. The logical next step would be for this to be on smartphones like how it is in Japan, though we’re not sure if that’s in the cards just yet.
[Thanks, dil]
Filed under: Transportation, Internet
Indian Railways launches RailRadar, lets you track trains via Google Maps originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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