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: JR N700 Shinkansen coming to the USA


Timpo
12-20-2010, 01:22 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRAiWEBOI-c&feature=related

http://img01.kitaguni.tv/usr/ch12913/080507_N700-Z5_3.JPG

Slifer
12-20-2010, 01:46 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ5Fdzfm13c&feature=related

Damn, that's a long train...

-EuroRSN-
12-20-2010, 01:58 PM
Reminds me of

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jo7lJoQhtjw/Sc0tjw-kSRI/AAAAAAAAEvk/JFn-2Zg9Qgo/s400/penis+car+family+guy+WQ.jpg

Santofu
12-20-2010, 02:01 PM
Wow, that is definitely a long ass train.
I bet this cost millions to maintain this thing.

Timpo
12-20-2010, 08:00 PM
JR says that the long nose contributes to lower coefficient of drag...

rsx
12-20-2010, 08:20 PM
Wow. Finally!

goo3
12-21-2010, 12:13 AM
Reminds me of

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jo7lJoQhtjw/Sc0tjw-kSRI/AAAAAAAAEvk/JFn-2Zg9Qgo/s400/penis+car+family+guy+WQ.jpg

Or

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTNf3v1Q2JiZhqjZHfj_qcpZ4fjHQDdA ftBAcbJL0SYP3HVoJx11g

Solo_D33A
12-21-2010, 12:35 AM
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...

willystyle
12-21-2010, 02:47 AM
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.

asian_XL
12-21-2010, 03:07 AM
:::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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0nF4VlDhTY