We explore the bold idea of strapping jet engines to trains and turning rail travel into a ground-based alternative to flying ...

In the 1960s, engineers experimented with mounting jet engines onto railcars to create ultra high speed trains. One prototype ...

Throughout its brief but interesting life, the Progvev-T encountered numerous problems that ultimately doomed this gonzo idea to obscurity. The Cold War was a time of extreme experiments when it came ...

The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public health. Burning these fuels releases a flood of greenhouse gases, which ...

With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, ...