Overview
From derailments to head-on collisions to drivers killed at road crossings, deadly train accidents claim dozens of lives each year. But just how unsafe are the railroads? NOVA investigates recent rail tragedies and advances in train tech that could help prevent them, taking a special look at Japan’s superefficient bullet trains, which have a perfect safety record. What would it take to usher in a new golden age of safer, faster, more modern and reliable train travel?
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44 - 115 Years of Terror September 07, 2016 -
44 - 2School of the Future September 14, 2016 -
44 - 3Great Human Odyssey October 05, 2016 -
44 - 4Super Tunnel October 12, 2016 -
44 - 5Treasures of the Earth: Gems November 02, 2016 -
44 - 6Treasures of the Earth: Metals November 09, 2016 -
44 - 7Treasures of the Earth: Power November 16, 2016 -
44 - 8Secrets of the Sky Tombs January 04, 2017 -
44 - 9The Nuclear Option January 11, 2017 -
44 - 10Search for the Super Battery February 01, 2017 -
44 - 11Ultimate Cruise Ship February 08, 2017 -
44 - 12The Origami Revolution February 15, 2017 -
44 - 13Why Trains Crash February 22, 2017 -
44 - 14Holocaust Escape Tunnel April 19, 2017 -
44 - 15Building Chernobyl's Megatomb April 26, 2017 -
44 - 16Chinese Chariot Revealed May 17, 2017 -
44 - 17Poisoned Water May 31, 2017 -
44 - 18Eclipse Over America August 23, 2017 -
44 - 19Ghosts of Stonehenge August 31, 2017 -
44 - 20Death Dive to Saturn September 13, 2017 -
44 - 21Secrets of the Shining Knight October 04, 2017 -
44 - 22Secrets of the Forbidden City October 18, 2017 -
44 - 23Killer Volcanoes October 25, 2017 -
44 - 24Killer Hurricanes November 01, 2017 -
44 - 25Killer Floods November 08, 2017 -
44 - 26Extreme Animal Weapons November 22, 2017 -
44 - 27Bird Brain December 20, 2017 -
44 - 28Day the Dinosaurs Died December 27, 2017
