• IBM opens Global Rail Innovation Center

  • General discussion of passenger rail systems not otherwise covered in the specific forums in this category, including high speed rail.
General discussion of passenger rail systems not otherwise covered in the specific forums in this category, including high speed rail.

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  by kaitoku
 
IBM, of Armonk, NY USA, opens its rail innovation center, in, ahh, Beijing...

http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-hard ... 009-1.html

from the release:
China is at the epicenter of revolutionizing rail infrastructure and operations for the 21st century, introducing new high speed trains and a hugely expanded rail network at an unprecedented pace.
IBM is just being a smart company, going where the action is. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., we're still "studying it" or saying that "our cities are too far apart", or "Americans don't want to share space with strangers" or "Amtrak doesn't make a profit!" Sigh.