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Trains evoke all kinds of nostalgic memories of trips through Europe and Alfred Hitchcock movies, but as America supposedly suits up for the era of high-speed rail (great idea, but you’ll forgive us for doubting that it will ever actually happen), it’s probably about time we got our train knowledge in order.
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The slow, painful death of the airline industry spells great things for rail networks everywhere (even the one just proposed in California). No better time, then, to follow the green transporters at TreeHugger on a tour of the latest innovations in high-speed trains. So throw away that frequent flyer card, and get a glimpse of [...]