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China’s futuristic train that floats above traffic now lies deserted

It felt pretty awesome to witness the future of transportation unveiled this summer as China's Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) took to the urban streets of Qinhuangdao for testing. One would think that aft

Trainline buys Captain Train for up to $189 million

We hear a lot about how companies like Uber are transforming car-based transportation, but today comes news of another play in the sector, this time covering rail services. <a target="_blank" href="ht

Wanderu Lets You Book Bus And Train Tickets From Your iPhone

Wanderu, a travel startup that’s like a Kayak.com but for bus and train tickets instead of flights, is today making its service available for the first time as a mobile application. Launching fi

For men on trains: Japanese company sells anti-groping gloves

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/anti_groping_gloves.png" /> Groping women in trains (or anywhere, really) isn't only happening in Japan, but this country with its big c

Japan soon gets new super-fast train

Kawasaki Heavy Industries plans to develop Japan’s fastest train [JP], which is expected to achieve a speed of 350km per hour. The current record for the Shinkansen, this country’s bullet

Man follows GPS directions onto train tracks, car destroyed

Someone’s been recreating episodes of “The Office” in his spare time. A California man drove into a Metro North commuter train last night in upstate New York because “the GPS s