subways
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Growing Lettuce Beneath The Tokyo Subway Isn’t So Different From Growing It In Space
Deep below the Tokyo subway, romaine is growing — and fast.
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The Spectacular Sight Of Train Carriages Being Dumped Into The Ocean
Of all the things you’d expect to find at the bottom of the ocean, a small village of old New York train carriages may not cross your mind. But for over a decade, train carriages have been discarded into the Atlantic in an environmental effort to create artificial reef habitats for fostering sea life. Photographer…
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The First Driverless Transit System In The US Starts Rolling In 2017
Since 2011, Honolulu’s been busy building a $US5.2 billion solution to help alleviate the mind-blowing traffic congestion that’s come to define life on Oahu’s South Shore. The Honolulu Rail Transit Project is a 32km, 21-station elevated train — and it will be the first completely driverless rail system in the US.
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Adorable Tokyo Metro Posters Remind Passengers To Be Polite
Since 1974, Tokyo’s Metro has created cute, quirky posters for their subway system to remind passengers of proper etiquette. Each fiscal year they roll out a new set of characters as the ambassadors of good manners, and for 2014 they have just revealed a new mascot (he’s the lion in the center poster).