Indispensable to travelers in Japan and Europe, electric-powered bullet trains offer incomparable benefits: chiefly a relatively quiet, high-speed mode of mass transportation with low environmental impact. This colorful book examines the history, current use, and technology of these sleek trains, the fastest of which reach speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. Noted train historian and author Brian Solomon also takes readers on a tour of high-speed passenger lines in Japan and France, and looks at the future of bullet trains in the United States, including recent discussions of proposed lines for California, Florida, and the Eastern Seaboard.
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Brian Solomon is one of today's most accomplished railway historians. He has authored more than twenty-five books about railroads and motive power, and his writing and photography have been featured in the world's top railfan publications, including Trains, Railway Age, Passenger Train Journal, and RailNews. He divides his time between Massachusetts and Ireland.
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Running from horizon to horizon, highly polished rails shimmer in the morning sun. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cab control car, articulated trains, loading gauge, overhead electrification, tilting train, railway technology, conventional trains, traction motors, railway infrastructure, train designs, power car, track gauge, fastest train Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Acela Express, Northeast Corridor, New York, Channel Tunnel, New Haven, New Sanyo Line, New Tokaido Line, British Rail, Tohoku Line, Tokyo Central, Fred Matthews, Gare de Lyon, Gare du Nord, General Electric, Grande Vitesse, United States, Midland Mainline, Milano Centrale New!
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Running from horizon to horizon, highly polished rails shimmer in the morning sun. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cab control car, articulated trains, loading gauge, overhead electrification, tilting train, railway technology, conventional trains, traction motors, railway infrastructure, train designs, power car, track gauge, fastest train Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Acela Express, Northeast Corridor, New York, Channel Tunnel, New Haven, New Sanyo Line, New Tokaido Line, British Rail, Tohoku Line, Tokyo Central, Fred Matthews, Gare de Lyon, Gare du Nord, General Electric, Grande Vitesse, United States, Midland Mainline, Milano Centrale New!
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- Super Steam Locomotives (Enthusiast Color) by Brian Solomon in Back Cover
- 4-4-2: A Source Book by Paul North on page 94
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