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...once onboard, I found that the interior of this DC-9 looked like an executive lounge--fresh flowers, patterned blue carpeting and all the bosses' comfy chairs facing one way. I felt as if I'd slipped into an exclusive club. There were only 15 passengers for 56 seats, so we spread out like kids at a playground...
...NECAR4 doesn't burn hydrogen. Instead, it uses an onboard fuel cell, developed by Ballard, to let hydrogen combine slowly with oxygen at moderate temperatures. What comes out is plain H2O and electricity...
...much more fuel efficient. Current models expend about one-third of their power just cutting through the air. In the future, underbodies will be smooth. Headlights and windshield wipers will fit seamlessly into the body. Tiny video cameras and interior TV monitors will replace side-view mirrors. Better onboard computers will improve everything from engine performance to braking...
American trains, at least this one, lack the romance and luxury of Europe's fabled railroads or of our Pullmans of yore. The cars, comfortable and ingenious as they are, are too much plastic and Formica. But there is a sense of shared adventure among those onboard, a leisurely and good-natured spirit. Travelers rush to the windows together and marvel at sights like the 11 1/2-ft. pet alligator in the pool at Patchouli, Miss. Free from seat belts and sardine-can seating configurations, they roam the cars and trade stories. When there are discomforts or inconveniences, they share...
...wooden ship will indeed get an occasional hand from satellites--as well as from twin diesel engines and onboard radios. Yet for all these nods to the modern era, the 129-ft., twin-masted boat is a decidedly vintage vessel, and one with a decidedly historic name: Amistad...