To our many frequent visitors:
KFTP recognizes the fact that you visit this site daily, hoping to see that it has been updated with the latest transportation news, information, and photos. We even have direct link to YouTube videos that are transit related. Lately, we have failed to deliver, seeing as it has been almost one month since our last update. Therefore, we are providing a list of other websites to visit when we are not updating frequently.
Our top recommendation is Oren's Transit Page, which is our inspiration. Oren's Transit Page has thousands of transit photos and videos from across the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and is updated as frequently as SonicWall allows. This website's highlights include photos of practically every single TCAT bus, photos from the Acela Express power cars, and the WMATA Red Line for BVE downloads, and that is only just some of what that great site has to offer. It even has non-transit photography for the many non-railfans out in the world.
Another good website is New York City Subway Resources, which has over 70,000 photos of trains from around the world, and lots of information on the history of the New York City subway. Finally, if you want to chat with other transit buffs about the latest bus or subway news, visit SubChat, a web message board to discuss these exciting topics.
Once again, we apologize for not meeting your expectations and hope to update more in the future. But in the meantime, we hope that these alternative websites serve as an acceptable substitute to KFTP.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Alstom Launches the AGV!
Photo: Alstom Transport/David Lefranc
You heard it here first! (relative to OTP)
French engineering giants Alstom has unveiled the successor to the TGV. Named the AGV or 'Autmotrice Grand Vitesse' (loosely translated as 'very fast rail car'), the AGV is capable of speeds of up to 360km or 223mph. This is achieved by individual engines beneath each carriage, removing the need for locomotives at each end. The lack of locomotives also means more passenger space--the AGV can carry up to 700 passengers. Italian open access rail operator, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, will the first to run the trains after placing orders for 25 trains. Production starts mid-2008.
Watch the launch video here.
Sustainability Snippet: The AGV is lighter than the TGV and thus, consumes 30% less fuel despite being 40kmh faster.
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