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Author:  J3a-614 [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Future Preservation Project (The Ones That Got Away)
Came across these things on that addictive YouTube; they would go well with a BART train and Boeing-Vertol light rail cars:

Expo 67 (Montreal) transit system:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOr1sqjdz48

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_Express

http://www.davesrailpix.com/odds/qu/htm/mwf01.htm

http://www.davesrailpix.com/odds/qu/htm/mwf02.htm

http://www.davesrailpix.com/odds/qu/htm/mwf03.htm

Canadian National Turbotrain, by United Aircraft; man check out the music and clothes styles!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhlh7JJVc50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETYDiT4h4oU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qegIRh9DFHc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLBP0qPg_k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAC_TurboTrain

http://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtTurbosUA.html

http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos. ... Turbotrain

http://www.sikorskyarchives.com/Turbo_Train.php

Ontario Northern Northlander, when the train ran with F-units and former European TEE equipment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x615lV5devQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbOPpi-K5RE&NR=1

Amazingly, these trainsets weren't scrapped, but have returned to Europe for preservation:

http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/RGodby/trains/northlander.htm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johannes-j ... 771964271/

These haven't quite all gotten away yet--VIA LRC sets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaWoC2p9K14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMoOZURjRWY&NR=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRC_(train)

http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos. ... er%20LRC-2

Preservation effort:

http://www.trha.ca/LRC/

Hope the younger fans have fun, and that the old guys don't feel too apoplectic. . .
Author:  Howard P. [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Turbo Train
Groovy! Lens flare! Wide angles! Punch tapes! Miniskirts!!! (yeah!)

On the New Haven/Penn Central, the train was known as the "Flying Blue Beer Can".

Howard P.
Author:  Bobharbison [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Future Preservation Project (The Ones That Got Away)
[quote="J3a-614"]Came across these things on that addictive YouTube; they would go well with a BART train and Boeing-Vertol light rail cars:

> Expo 67 (Montreal) transit system:

Aside from the BART style front ends, was there anything unusual about these? Thought they were pretty standard subway trains running on a cool route?

> Canadian National Turbotrain, by United Aircraft;

Boy, I do wish that the TurboTrains had survived! I rode one on the Northeast Corridor, and wow, what a ride... It's the fastest I've ever gone on steel rails, and riding in the little "dome car" behind the engineer was like getting a cab ride. It was a bit disconcerting though, since the clearances were pretty tight. Combined with the speed, it made for a convincing optical illusion. Even been on a roller coaster and felt you needed to duck when it went under a certain section? Yeah, well, I ducked at several underpasses along the route, even though I knew the train obviously must have fit through there hundreds of times before. ;)
Author:  wesp [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Future Preservation Project (The Ones That Got Away)
Quote:
Boy, I do wish that the TurboTrains had survived! I rode one on the Northeast Corridor, and wow, what a ride... It's the fastest I've ever gone on steel rails, and riding in the little "dome car" behind the engineer was like getting a cab ride.


I rode the Amtrak TurboTrain from Harper's Ferry to Silver Spring, MD after it had been relegated to service on the Washington - Parkersburg run (aka "Staggers Express"). The dome car was a new experience in addition to the excitement of the "high speed" ride.

Wesley
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