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“Trains were born in Europe,” opens a recent report on European energy policy from the Jacques Delors Institute in Paris. So also, in some senses, were the Green movement and increased awareness of personal mobility options and potential. For the continent and the European Union community to maintain their world leadership in these two areas, the rail sector must play a greater role than it does presently, argues report author Matthias Ruete. He sees Galileo and EGNOS, the two European GNSS, as essential to this strategy. “This European Year of the Railways should be an opportunity to m...

Study uses eel-like protein to control brain ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 16:20 IST Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers looking to help people suffering from addiction, depression, and pain studied how certain brain neurons operate to see if they can be controlled. In a paper published in the journal Neuron, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Washington University in St. Louis, along with several other universities, successfully used a protein called parapinopsin to turn off brain circuits. This...

Share this article Share this article ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Major players in the autonomous trains market are Alstom S.A., ABB, Bombardier Transportation, CRRC Transportation, Hitachi Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Siemens AG., Thales Group. and Ansaldo. The global autonomous trains market is expected to grow from $6.95 billion in 2020 to $7.73 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%. The growth is mainly due to the companies resuming their operations and adapting to the new normal while recovering from the COVID-19 impact...

FILE- In this Dec. 8, 2011 file photo, the Amtrak Downeaster travels through Portland, Maine. Downeaster train service is returning to its pre-pandemic frequency on Monday, with five round trips a day between Brunswick and Boston and the resumption of service to Old Orchard Beach. And the last train out of Boston will be held for a late departure on nights when there's a Red Sox game or evening event at T-D Garden in Boston. Maine passenger rail authority chief Patricia Quinn says preliminary data showed ridership at 28 percent of pre-pandemic levels last month. That was an improvement over...

Amtrak Spells it All Out for Congress Amtrak Spells it All Out for Congress Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief Amtrak has submitted its FY22 General and Legislative Annual Report and Five-Year Plan to Congress and the USDOT. The FY22 Grant Request proposes $3.88 billion for base needs and funding to offset the pandemic’s impacts on Amtrak and its state and commuter partners. In addition, Amtrak has identified $1.55 billion in additional investment necessary to fund what Amtrak calls its “bold reauthorization proposal to improv...