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A Train That Never Stops

Posted by: Tim Halbur

19 June 2008 - 10:00am

A Taiwanese inventor is proposing a rail system that never stops for passengers, virtually eliminating delays. Follow the full story link to see the video.

"Taiwanese inventor Peng Yu-Lun believes that trains are more energy inefficient than they have to be, hobbled ecologically by the totally unnecessary task of having to stop to pick up passengers. To counter the problem, he has invented a concept for a constantly moving train, or a 'non-stop MRT system.'"

Full Story: Boarding a train that never stops
Source: boingboing.net, June 18, 2008
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