Welcome to Driver’s Ed … For Supertankers
(via Great Big Story) It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They’re called maritime pilots, and they’re
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transportation
7 of the Most Stunning Subway Stations in the World
(via Popular Mechanics) Beauty and subways don’t always go hand-in-hand, especially for the millions of daily riders slogging their way
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7 of the Biggest Ships to Sail the High Seas
(via Popular Mechanics) The science of density—not to mention surface area—has allowed us humans to enormous craft for centuries. But
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Kayashima: The Japanese Train Station Built Around a 700-Year-Old Tree
(via This Is Collossal) In the Northeast suburbs of central Osaka stands Kayashima Station The station features a rectangular hole
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Britain’s Loneliest Train Station Gets 12 Passengers per Year
(via Popular Mechanics) Data from the Office for Rail and Road shows that just 12 passengers boarded or exited a
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Quincy Granite Railway: America’s First Commercial Railroad
(via Amusing Planet) When architect Solomon Willard arrived in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1825, and discovered a granite ledge in a
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