Check Out This Sneaky Railway Smuggler Tram
This goes without saying, but don’t build one of these.
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Gift Wrapped Subway Car
The adventurous gift wrappers among us might appreciate the ambition behind this stunning public intervention by art collective SISA PROD, in which they gift wrapped the interior of a Paris metro train car.
Building a Tribe With Kinetic Steam Works
At this past year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, I had the privilege of riding atop a steam-powered Case 40 horsepower steam traction engine from 1940 with Stephen Rademaker.
Olek’s Yarn-Bombed Train
Arist Olek recently took on the epic task of crocheting a cozy for an entire train stationed in Lodz, Poland in her trademark camouflage pattern.
This Automatic Window Closer Senses Loud Locomotives
Ed Rogers lives next to active train tracks, which leads to a lot of noise in his bedroom when a train passes and the windows are open. Like any good maker, Ed solved his problem with a homebrew automatic window closer. He attached a pair of linear actuators to the windows with 3D printed brackets. These actuators are controlled by an Arduino with an H bridge and can be activated by a button on his nightstand. Not only that, but the project also integrates a motion detection system to close the windows automatically when a train is passing.
Snowzilla in Mattapan
The MBTA uses a Korean War-era jet engine mounted on a train to keep a short section of the Mattapan line clear of snow.
Train Schedule Message Board with Arduino
From the MAKE Flickr pool Arms22 built this handy display to keep an eye on departing train times. Nice idea – I can think of many occasions this would have helped me out a bunch – Train Schedule Message Board on Flickr
