Bob,
After what happened in Spain, I would count on the current train
security to change drastically.
Now, with the current outbreak of train deaths from grade crossings,
drunks, suicides, bad new brake design recalls, and other non terrorist
issues on top of it, I would bet things will get worse for the
transportation mode.
Do you have your State Pedestrian License yet? The written SPL exam is
difficult enough, but the walking test is a killer, especially the 45
degree incline/decent with the mandatory stop zone.
The only part that hurts is the mounting of "original rivets" to attach
the ID plate to your forehead! :-)
I hear double sticky tape replicas are for sale on eBay.
Steve
Robert Melusky wrote:
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>Dave, The Acela Express has been a C-F from day one. The idiot that speced out
>a "leaner" so the train could take turns at high speeds on the existing tracks
>neglected to calculate that the lean would cause the train to contact a train
>on the next track! The "fix" was to slow it down, hence little time
>difference. I love the trains in Europe because you can work, use a phone all
>without getting strip searched. With all the security, short hop flights don't
>save all that much time. The days of pulling up at the airport 10 minutes
>before the flight are gone but you can still do that with a train.
>
> I was lucky to have the opportunity to take the Shanghai Maglev that topped
>out at 431 Kph. That is cookin'! The Maglev is more like a carnival ride
>because is goes from the airport to no man's land about halfway to Shanghai,
>but well worth the detour to take it.
>
>Bob Melusky
>
>
>. The
>old trains that are being used until the new ones have
>brakes, are making the same trip on the same tracks
>in only 10 minutes longer. Millions to save 10 minutes
>for a commuter high speed train. Our tax money hard
>at work.
>
>
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