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Mark Reutter has a fantastic article up at Progressive Fix about the history of high speed rail – and how HSR was made in America. Before government subsidies shifted toward freeways and airplanes, the US was the global leader in high speed rail innovation. After the mid-1950s, the US gave up that lead, but its [...]
Feel free to use this as an open thread for anything HSR related. Some recent HSR news items: With a British general election looming and the Conservative Party riding high in the polls, it’s good to hear that the Tories will support the London-Scotland HSR project if and when they get elected. Amtrak will launch [...]
by Rafael one way to discover how HSR operators in other countries have built their infrastructure and run their trains is to tag along in the driver cab, at least vicariously. Series 500 Bullet Train The following YouTube video is part 1 of an eight-part series tracking the progress of a sixteen-car series 500 bullet [...]
by Rafael I’m pressed for time today, so here are a few snippets of HSR-related news from around the world: A new High Speed Commuter Train enters service in the UK today. Traveling at a top speed of 140mph, the Japanese-built “Javelin” is extremely light (for a train) and equipped with powerful electric motors. These [...]
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