The Return of Rail - Page 13

dpeilow · 09-01-2009, 06:31 AM

On the other hand: High-speed rail line to San Jose faces delay - San Jose Mercury News

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California's proposed high-speed rail project hit a major bump Wednesday when a judge called into question the environmental report backing a controversial route that would bring the bullet trains over Pacheco Pass into the South Bay and up the Peninsula.

dpeilow · 10-08-2009, 01:59 AM

Bar raised to 380 km/h: Corporate > Media Centre > Press Releases

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The new trainsets will be an integral part of an evolving high speed rail capability in China, which is developing more than 6,000 km of new high speed lines to create one of the most advanced high speed rail networks in the world. The trains, with maximum operating speeds of 380 kph, are based on Bombardier’s next-generation ZEFIRO high speed rail technology, and powered by a highly energy efficient BOMBARDIER MITRAC propulsion and control system.

The ZEFIRO 380 trainsets will also incorporate Bombardier’s advanced ECO4 energy saving technologies to create best-in-class energy and operating efficiencies. Bombardier launched its ECO4 technology package in 2008 as part of an ongoing focus to extend rail’s position as the most sustainable form of transportation in the world. Bombardier is first in the industry to create a new formula for total train performance with a portfolio that can create substantial overall energy savings of up to 50%.

stopcrazypp · 01-28-2010, 10:23 PM

Stimulus money will spur construction on California high-speed rail project, officials say - latimes.com

High speed rail is finally coming to California.

johnr · 01-29-2010, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by stopcrazypp

Stimulus money will spur construction on California high-speed rail project, officials say - latimes.com

High speed rail is finally coming to California.

This is a very ambitious project, and it will take many years to complete, but it's great to know we have the funding to move forward. The high speed rail line would be a great economic boost in the long run. It would be faster and easier than air travel and make a significant dent in our air pollution.

dpeilow · 03-09-2010, 02:39 PM

No, this is a very ambitious project:

King's Cross to Beijing in two days on new high-speed rail network - Telegraph

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China is in negotiations to build a high-speed rail network to India and Europe with trains that capable of running at over 200mph within the next ten years.

Wanna bet against them?

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Mr Wang said the route of the three lines had yet to be decided, but that construction for the South East Asian line had already begun in the southern province of Yunnan and that Burma was about to begin building its link. China has offered to bankroll the Burmese line in exchange for the country's rich reserves of lithium, a metal widely used in batteries.

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