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bullet train and a babe

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cheezyflier

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she's a real cutie, (my wife) standing by the first bullet train

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How totally cool! Is it just me or does the nose of that bullet train look a lot like the nose of a DC4 or other similar aircraft.

OBIO
 
Bullet Train!

Your wife looked sooooo cute! ;)


I remember riding in those in my younger years, when my Dad was stationed in Narita, Japan! :running:
 
That is a cute pic. Japanese parents always dress their kids so nice.
Years ago I rode that same Shinkansen type from Tokyo to Kyoto and back. Very enjoyable trip, not scary at all. Excellent trackwork with no rocking and rolling like our Amtrak trains. Only sensation of speed was when you noticed how freakin' fast the countryside was passing by. When we passed Mt. Fuji I took several pics at different shutter speeds to make sure I got some un-blurred scenery besides Fuji-san. Dining car seating was limited so you sat at a table with other people, that was fun. :)
 
TARPSBird said:
That is a cute pic. Japanese parents always dress their kids so nice.
Years ago I rode that same Shinkansen type from Tokyo to Kyoto and back. Very enjoyable trip, not scary at all. Excellent trackwork with no rocking and rolling like our Amtrak trains.
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it's kinda sad, isn't it? amtrak should be an embarrasment to our v.p. who rode those rails to work every day for over a decade and did/is doing nothing to improve it. sadly, he is from my home state. the bullet train, otoh, has an unsurpassed safety record afaik.
 
Cheezy,
Back in 1999 I rode Amtrak's Capitol Limited to Chicago to visit my uncle. The Superliner high-level cars were nice but the trackwork (mostly Conrail) was horrible. The cars lurched so bad it was hard to walk down the aisle without ending up in somebody's lap. The train employees were lacking in customer service skills as well. Too bad frequent rider Biden hasn't done more to improve Amtrak service.
 
that woman has more muscle than i have wife!

she's a floral designer, so for me to give her flowers i'd have to find someone who was better than her. there's not too many of those.
 
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