cheezyflier
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she's a real cutie, (my wife) standing by the first bullet train
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
bullet train and a babe
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thedude247
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Thats false advertising. LOL
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harleyman
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Lost as usual......:isadizzy:
Lost as usual......:isadizzy:
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FlyTexas
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...and so young. Sorry...couldn't resist.
A great pic, Cheezy! It's amazing how fast those trains could go. Brian
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FlyTexas
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I don't know if I'd have the nerve to ride one of those trains. Check out this video. Yikes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkoz8aEUssQ
Brian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkoz8aEUssQ
Brian
cheezyflier
Charter Member
cool video! i have seen ones of these guys who ride the outside of the trains!
HundertzehnGustav
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srgalahad
Charter Member 2022
300 KmH or 187 MPH.. about the same as the approach speed of a B737... and you don't have to worry about the 3rd dimension... Well, ok.. it's a whole bunch faster than any train in the US, but...why scary?
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.
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.
cheezyflier
Charter Member
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.
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.
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
Panther_99FS
Retired SOH Administrator
cheezy,
I forgot to add that you ARE the gentleman, getting her this bouqet of flowers and such....
I forgot to add that you ARE the gentleman, getting her this bouqet of flowers and such....
cheezyflier
Charter Member
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.
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.