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The special TGV trainset that will attempt to beat the world record in early April was unveiled near Paris today:
(Image © SNCF/RFF/Alstom)
According to the lastest information, the official world record attempt will take place on April 3, 2007 (weather permitting).
More information:
* www.sncf.fr
* www.alstom.com
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has published a promotional video on their website that touts the benefits of a High Speed Rail system - I hope this will help to get this into people’s minds - there is a limit to how many freeway lanes one can practically build and at some point, one has to look for other possible solutions for the transportation problems. I don’t know about you guys, but Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown San Francisco in just a bit over 2 1/2 hours sounds pretty damned good to me …
This video describes the HST project and includes state-of-the-art 3-D computer simulations illustrating how high-speed trains will fit into California’s landscape and how the system will be integrated with existing transportation systems.
More information and also a higher resolution version of the video is available on their website.
