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Blown 472
05-25-2006, 07:12 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/5017026.stm
The white train in the first pic is bad ass, I was in germany two weeks ago and rode on it, 186 mph and like riding on glass.

Flying Tiger
05-26-2006, 06:25 AM
AMTRACK was about to run 80 mph Spanish built tilt trains from LA to Las Vegas 4 years ago.
Laid special dedicated track,, put a lot into the effort. Really cool trains.
Not as fast as the Euro / Japan trains but still nice.
Sierra club put a stop to it.

Sleek-Jet
05-26-2006, 06:59 AM
The Sierra Club has put a stop to alot of road construction in the LV area becuase they say the city and state hasn't put enough effort into mass transit systems (i.e. trains)... :rolleyes:
The freight trains that run through Tucson do about 70 mph... from work I have to cross the RR tracks to get on I 10, and then cross back over them to get to the house (yes jockers, I live on the other side of the tracks... :rolleyes: ). Sometimes I'll catch a train leaving work, get on the interstate, drive 10 miles at about 70 mph, and catch same train again when I get off the highway. :rollside: