JR N700 Shinkansen coming to the USA
 

http://img01.kitaguni.tv/usr/ch12913..._N700-Z5_3.JPG

Damn, that's a long train...

Reminds me of

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jo7lJoQhtj...ily+guy+WQ.jpg

Wow, that is definitely a long ass train.
I bet this cost millions to maintain this thing.

JR says that the long nose contributes to lower coefficient of drag...

Wow. Finally!

Or

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...L0SYP3HVoJx11g

I wanted to see the 500 much more, it's a more of a piece of art than a train, yet it still runabout at 300kmh...

and the shikansen's success if highly due to dedicated purpose built track, don't know if that's going to work in the states... they will have to have a closed off track to be safe...

We need one of these to run along the pacific coast from Van -> Sea -> Portland -> SF -> LA then all the way back. One can dream.

:::laugh:::

the Japanese probably want to get the contract before the Americans decides to cheap out to buy the Chinese 600km/h high speed rail train.