rail transport
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Poland’s Railways Halted by a Simple Radio Hack
The Polish Railway’s radio system was hacked on Friday and Saturday, bringing 20 freight and passenger trains to an unprecedented standstill. The hack, believed to be carried out by Russia, took advantage of a critical flaw in the railway’s radio security system, with the issue reportedly restored within hours. An investigation into the cyberattack is…
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Subways Are Dead, Cable Cars Are the Future of City-Center Transport
You can try and convince me that the New York City Subway is better than the London Underground, but I’ll never believe you. The Tube can get you to more places, faster and via a much simpler to navigate system. But its smaller trains and much lower depths make it a nightmare for any claustrophobes.…
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Rare Roman Statues Found Beneath Medieval Church in England
Archaeologists conducting excavations prior to the construction of England’s high-speed rail system have uncovered three Roman busts and other rare artifacts at the site of a former church.
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That Time a Canadian Town Derailed a Diesel Train and Drove It Down the Street to Provide Emergency Power
Even in a suburb of Montreal that’s well versed in dealing with winter storms, inclement weather can still overwhelm basic services like power, an issue with which millions of people in Texas are still currently struggling. After an especially bad ice storm in 1998, the mayor of Boucherville, Quebec, had a clever idea to borrow…