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Autonomous Montreal Metro Completed with Massive Cost Savings–Sets Example for Canada

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Autonomous Montreal Metro Completed with Massive Cost Savings–Sets Example for Canada

One of the REM trains – credit, Reece Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cheap, efficient, new and exciting, Montreal’s new automated light rail transit system which recently opened is a major accomplishment for a country routinely criticized for its public transport. Taras Grescoe is an expert in metropolitan rail systems around the world, and by his … Read more

NYC Innovation Sees Century-Old Bridge Replaced Currently $93M Under Budget, Without Stopping Trains

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NYC Innovation Sees Century-Old Bridge Replaced Currently M Under Budget, Without Stopping Trains

Crews used a hydraulic gantry to quickly move new elements into position – credit, Metropolitan Transport Authority, CC 2.0. via Flickr New York City had to replace a 132-year-old railway line along Park Avenue, and the contractor’s innovative approach has saved taxpayers millions. Confusingly called the Park Avenue Viaduct, the same name as the historic … Read more