Since most Americans commute in a car and not on a train, the total time that they spend on mobile devices is lower than in Asian countries.

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Also, if you are buying a Caltrain 8-ride ticket, the place to discover that it needs to be time-stamp validated is before you get on the train, not after it pulls away from the station.

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At the moment some peak time services have empty seats on them while the first off-peak train is extremely over-crowded as passengers wait for the cheaper fares.

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But to make sure there is enough time to get people on and off the train we have had to reduce the services at some of the stations further down the line.

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Through this Smarter Traveler research initiative, scientists could eventually recommend better ways to get to a destination, including directions to a nearby mass transit station, whether a train is predicted to be on time and whether parking may be available at the station.

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On the movie Web site Flixster Hot Tub Time Machine is getting more attention than How to Train Your Dragon.

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