Whether it's an almost vertical shuttle up a mountain or a voyage aboard a luxury carriage, a rail journey can be a unforgettable experience. So climb aboard and watch the landscape roll past through my blog. Discover the beauty of the world on trains. I will be happy to hear from you. E. Mail me on ravindrar@sltnet.lk
Sunday, 13 April 2014
O Series Shinkasen, Japan.
The 0 series trains were the first Shinkansen built to run on Japan's new Tokaido Shinkansen
high-speed line which opened in Japan in 1964.The last remaining trainsets were
withdrawn in 2008. They had a maximum speed of 220 KM/hr.
Southern Pacific, California, U. S. A.
The Southern Pacific Transportation earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually called the Southern Pacific or was an American Class I railroad. It was
absorbed in 1988 by the company that controlled the Denver and Rio Grande
Western Railroad and eight years later became part of the Union Pacific
Railroad. The Diesel Engines of the freight train fill the valley with noise of
power in Montague, California.
Shanghai Maglev Train, China
The Shanghai
Maglev Train or Shanghai Transrapid
is the first commercially
operated high-speed magnetic
levitation line in the world and only the third Maglev line to be operated. The
train line was designed to connect Shanghai Pudong International Airport and
the outskirts of central Pudong where passengers could interchange to the Shanghai
Metro to continue their trip to the city center.
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