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Jet Turbine Locomotives
An anonymous submitter writes "I saw this article in the paper today. Not only is it lighter than a comparable diesel engine, it should burn the fuel more completely and be a bit better for the environment. Not to mention it is much faster. They should make more of a point that the North American railway system needs a major overhaul in order to support faster trains." The Department of Transportation has some information about next-generation trains, including a design incorporating a flywheel to improve acceleration.
September 8, 2001
BBC News
US President George W Bush says he is deeply concerned by news that unemployment in the United States has reached a four-year high.
This is not good for consumer confidence and will be discouraging for everyone except perhaps the bond market
All the major US stock indexes closed down sharply after the US Department of Labor said unemployment had risen to 4.9% in August after companies cut 113,000 workers from their payrolls in the month.
The Dow Jones, an index measuring the stock value of America's biggest corporations, closed down 2.4%. Shares in London and Frankfurt also closed at three-year lows.
Mr Bush said: "The slowdown is real and is affecting too many lives. I want the American people to know we're deeply concerned about the unemployment rates and we intend to do something about it."
The figures surprised economists, almost all of whom had been expecting only a marginal rise from July's 4.5%.
The jobless rate was the highest seen in the United States since September 1997.
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does it run linux?
cause if its not pedal powered
and if doesnt run on an 802.11b network
then i aint buyin`
You're not thinking fourth dimensionally, Marty!
bombardier makes great jet skis! sea doo is, i believe, a division of bombardier. so once those ice caps melt, we can just jetski around (like the hot girl at the sea doo site!) car-centric world, pshaw :)
Satanists get good grades too...suspiciously good grades
Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of Jet Turbine Locomotives!
There, I feel better now.
Imagine if we could get one of these to power a Beowulf Cluster!
In unrelated news, green tribbles have invaded the US, starting with washington. It is not known if they'll reach Canada.
(check out the picture of the train at yahoo)
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Will the cocksucker moron moderator-on-crack explain his reasoning behind the 'flamebait' moderation to a normal, informative post like the parent?
It's just old technology.
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There was a lot of Turbotrain in regular service in the begining of the seventies in France
http://photosdetrains.free.fr/Turbo4.htm (pictures of a collection train still running)
The protype of the French TGV was also turbine powered but these trains were too noisy and too expensive to run.
I still remember the entry of this kind of train in the railway station when I was 8 years old : very impressive !