We live in a technological backwater

April 3rd 2007 12:22 pm


French Train Breaks Rail Speed Record

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 3, 2007
Filed at 9:35 a.m. ET

ABOARD TRAIN V150, France (AP) — A French train with a 25,000-horsepower engine and special wheels broke the world speed record Tuesday for conventional rail trains, reaching 357.2 mph as it zipped through the countryside to the applause of spectators.

Roaring like a jet plane, with sparks flying overhead and kicking up a long trail of dust, the black-and-chrome V150 with three double-decker cars surpassed the record of 320.2 mph set in 1990 by another French train.

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2 Responses to “We live in a technological backwater”

  1. coffeelen responded on 03 Apr 2007 at 8:33 pm #

    BREAKING NEWS: MidTown Direct from Dover to NY Penn broke the 50 mph barrier today much to the applause of its passengers.

  2. Bob Scheurle responded on 05 Apr 2007 at 5:43 pm #

    Meanwhile, on Amtrak:

    On a recent business trip by train to Pittsburgh from Chicago, I endured frequent delays of up to 30 minutes that stretched the trip from its scheduled nine and a half hours to 14 hours. Delays also caused the return trip to be five hours late…

    Here’s what added insult to the injury of one recent delay: as the train I was riding waited on a siding in Indiana for a freight train to pass with its delivery of trucks, I glanced at the flatbed and hopper cars as they rumbled by. They were empty.

    The college dance major on the cellphone behind me was in tears. She urged her relatives to go ahead with their planned activities without her and she would meet them in Chicago later. Maybe.

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