Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Google partnered with the MTA on a pilot program that involved using sounds recorded on smartphones attached to trains to detect track issues before they occur.
Step Off the No. 1 Train and Into La Noxe
Harried New Yorkers might easily miss the brown door on the platform separating the street from the subway at the station on ...
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Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
TrackInspect which was announced last week, started as a proof-of-concept developed ... two of Chicago’s subways run 24 hours a day, unlike in New York, where most of the train lines runs ...
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Subway safety barriers cost MTA up to $100,000 per station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending up to $1,900 each for stainless-steel, waist-high gates it erects at ...
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Subway trains weren't the only things moving in New York's underground tunnels. Cattle did too
While NYC’s cow tunnels are perhaps the most famous, they were not unique to the metropolis. Around the world, farmers and ...
Baloch train hijack takes a leaf out of ‘Taking of Pelham 123’; But, how rare are such events?
The train was carrying around 500 passengers at the time. It also held security personnel—officers from the army and Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)—in nine ...
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Penn Station proposal moves Madison Square Garden, calls for classical train hall
"Grand Penn" features a public space the size of Bryant Park, a train hall inspired by the original Penn Station, and the ...