Comments on: Trans Nerdo Express http://blog.demodulated.com/2006/10/16/trans-nerdo-express/ the analog feed demodulated Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:57:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brian http://blog.demodulated.com/2006/10/16/trans-nerdo-express/comment-page-1/#comment-12167 brian Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:52:49 +0000 http://blog.demodulated.com/2006/10/16/trans-nerdo-express/#comment-12167 Thanks very much for the clarification. You know, I thought I remembered seeing Japanese characters on a plaque inside one of the cars but maybe my mind is playing tricks on me. Indeed, trains with the Bullet designation move at near semi-sonic speeds so the term did seem a little quizzical for these pokey railways. Thanks for writing, Greg! Great comment! Thanks very much for the clarification. You know, I thought I remembered seeing Japanese characters on a plaque inside one of the cars but maybe my mind is playing tricks on me. Indeed, trains with the Bullet designation move at near semi-sonic speeds so the term did seem a little quizzical for these pokey railways.

Thanks for writing, Greg! Great comment!

]]> By: Greg http://blog.demodulated.com/2006/10/16/trans-nerdo-express/comment-page-1/#comment-12165 Greg Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:29:49 +0000 http://blog.demodulated.com/2006/10/16/trans-nerdo-express/#comment-12165 Although Caltrain is a very good and very popular system, I really hate their use of the term "baby bullet trains". The "baby bullet" service refers to the express trains added after the multi-year project to upgrade the system with automatic signalling and strategically located passing tracks. The train sets purchased for this service are bi-level passenger cars from Bombardier in Canada and MP36 locomotives made in Boise, ID. Nothing Japanese in sight. The older (20+ years and rebuilt reecently) equipment consists of Japanese built stainless steel 'gallery' bi-level coaches and US built F40 locomotives. Not exactly 'bullet train' equipment, yet ironically, they are using the older equipment for the express trains now, because they have a higher seating capacity. Oh yeah, one last thing, top speed.... 79 miles per hour. High speed rail systems elsewhere in the world are operating regular service up to 200mph. PS: all diesel too! Electricity comes 'sometime in the next decade'. Probably about the same time we get high speed rail to L.A. (never) Although Caltrain is a very good and very popular system, I really hate their use of the term “baby bullet trains”. The “baby bullet” service refers to the express trains added after the multi-year project to upgrade the system with automatic signalling and strategically located passing tracks. The train sets purchased for this service are bi-level passenger cars from Bombardier in Canada and MP36 locomotives made in Boise, ID. Nothing Japanese in sight. The older (20+ years and rebuilt reecently) equipment consists of Japanese built stainless steel ‘gallery’ bi-level coaches and US built F40 locomotives. Not exactly ‘bullet train’ equipment, yet ironically, they are using the older equipment for the express trains now, because they have a higher seating capacity. Oh yeah, one last thing, top speed…. 79 miles per hour. High speed rail systems elsewhere in the world are operating regular service up to 200mph.

PS: all diesel too! Electricity comes ‘sometime in the next decade’. Probably about the same time we get high speed rail to L.A. (never)

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