passing trains

Improve public transit efficiency and never worry about train delays again! One incredibly practical engineering trick that you won’t believe isn’t already a standard feature.

Jan 6, 2019

Design, Rail, Technology

amtrak, commuter train, passing trains, Rail, railroad, subway, train delay, train tunnel, trains with rails on top, tunnel

Background: Rail-based transportation has an inescapable problem: in a single-track situation, there is no way for a train to pull over and let another train pass. The issue: Thus, a single stopped train can block an entire track indefinitely. And a slow train can’t be overtaken by an express train. This can be solved by…