Shibboleth-Filter: I saw a man on the NYC subway wearing a strange button. A green san-serif "L" on a white background with a big red "No" strike-through symbol. Googlefu is failing me. What was he for or against anyway?
posted by The Whelk on Dec 11, 2009 - 11 answers

Toy train filter: I know not of toy trains, but would like to buy a set for a Christmas gift. Specifics inside. [more inside]
posted by cestmoi15 on Nov 28, 2009 - 4 answers

My question is a simple transportation one - I'll be in the Bronx for an interview near the Albert Einstein College of Medicine on a Tuesday. I'll probably be done around 2 or 3, but then would like to get down to Boston by dinnertime (7 or so). [more inside]
posted by archofatlas on Nov 20, 2009 - 19 answers

I saw this thing on a recent trip to a train museum - does anyone know what it is? [more inside]
posted by humpy on Oct 5, 2009 - 9 answers

What is the MMM ^MMM!sound an idling locomotive makes every few minutes? [more inside]
posted by Mapes on Jul 17, 2009 - 5 answers

I need to find out the schedules between Friday July 10th and Monday July 13th for all trains: (1) departing from Minsk, Belarus and going to Riga, and also from Minsk to Tallinn; and (2) all trains departing from Riga and going to Tallinn. If anyone knows the appropriate websites, either in English or Russian (can't read in Belarussian, Latvian, or Estonian, however), or happens to live in the Baltic region and know this information, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! [more inside]
posted by ajliberto on Jun 4, 2009 - 7 answers

FreightTrainFilter: Living near train tracks in Greensboro, NC, I've noticed that there's an increase in the amount of double-stacked trailers that you would normally see being hauled by rigs on the interstate. Is this related simply to fuel costs, or are there other factors at work? [more inside]
posted by lifeofthunder on Mar 2, 2009 - 6 answers

We are planning our second trip to Disneyland Paris in a couple of weeks and are trying to figure out the best way to get between the airport (CDG) and Disneyland. [more inside]
posted by Goofyy on Oct 19, 2008 - 6 answers

Has anyone else encountered really fast, almost reckless, driving on Minneapolis buses today? [more inside]
posted by marsha56 on Sep 29, 2008 - 6 answers

I need to get between London and Torun, Poland around the end of the first week of September via public transport, but since I'm moving there for at least a year with lots of stuff, I'm having a hard time deciding the best way to do it. [more inside]
posted by mdonley on Jul 30, 2008 - 9 answers

Traveling CIS / Central Asia via train: romantic silk route journey or hell on an iron horse? [more inside]
posted by electronslave on Mar 19, 2008 - 7 answers

On the London Underground, on the Central line, why does the train sometimes jolt as if it's lost power for a second as it's leaving the station? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Jan 29, 2007 - 9 answers