Here's The Atlantic on how New York's busiest train station helps commuters get there in time: by giving them an extra minute: "The idea is that passengers rushing to catch trains they're about to miss can actually be dangerous — to themselves, and to each other. So conductors will pull out of the station exactly one minute after their trains' posted departure times."
Grand Central Station's clocks are a minute off
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A train engineer in California took the Trolley Problem way too literally and did it bad
Around 1pm on Tuesday, March 31, a 44-year-old train engineer named Eduardo Moreno allegedly derailed a train at full-speed, careening it towards the USNS Mercy, a Navy medical ship for… READ THE REST
Watch: A fast moving train smashes right into a car on the tracks, yet the driver is ok!
Watch this video on YouTube On Tuesday, a driver in South Los Angeles turned onto the light rail tracks at the absolute worst possible moment. According to police, the individual… READ THE REST
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The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
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