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May 17, 2019 · In the 1990s, engineer Eiji Nakatsu drew inspiration for a redesign of Japan’s high-speed bullet train from the slender profile of a kingfisher’s beak. Its latest iteration looks like a quite ...
Jun 26, 2023 · Speeding bullets: Japan's Shinkansen bullet trains introduced the world to modern high speed rail travel. Most Shinkansen currently operate at a maximum of 300 kph (186 mph), but some hit 320 kph ...
May 16, 2024 · Shinkansen. Shinkansen train crossing a bridge in Tokyo, c. 1967. The first section of the original line, a 320-mile (515-km) stretch between Tokyo and Ōsaka, was opened in 1964. Known as the New Tōkaidō Line, it generally follows and is named for the historic and celebrated Tōkaidō (“Eastern Sea Road”) highway that was used especially ...
May 10, 2019 · Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train. The ALFA-X version of the high speed Shinkansen train is designed to be capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour, or 249 mph.
Aug 5, 2022 · Bullet Train: Directed by David Leitch. With Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry. Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common.
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Jun 5, 2013 · The fastest train line in the United States, Amtrak's Acela line, can travel at 150 mph (241 km/h), but Acela's average speed is closer to 80 mph (129 km/h) because of local speed limits. Plans ...
Nov 27, 2019 · Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to look to ...
