Friday, August 13, 2010

Train systems of the World


UPATED FOR KK - AMTRAC LOCOMOTIVE

CHINA 's CRH2



TAIWAN 's THSR



KOREA 's KTX



JAPAN 's SHINKANZEN



SPAIN 's AVE



UK 's EUROSTAR



FRANCE ' TGV



DUBAI 's METRO



And now the Best!

INDIA




Pakistan



AMTRAC LOCOMOTIVE


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8 comments:

hale-bopp said...

I took the TGV from Paris to Strasborg a couple years ago...sweet ride.

August 13, 2010 at 12:21 AM
kkdither said...

I'm jealous. I wanted to ride the TGV the minute I heard of it. TGV stands for Tres Grande Vitesse, meaning: very fast, in French.

I notice that we have no photo of Amtrak?

August 13, 2010 at 9:38 AM
OrbsCorbs said...

I took the train once from Phoenix to Chicago. Thank God I was drunk the entire time.

August 13, 2010 at 10:55 AM
kkdither said...

Gee, thanks for the update. Just what I was looking for... tee hee.

I watched a PBS or Travel Channel program that showed Amtrak's Empire Builder route and the stunning scenery you can see from the train. I checked into the cost and it was pretty steep, especially if you included sleeping quarters. I can't imagine being confined to sleep in a general seating area, so I ruled it out. Also, I prefer to shower every day, and prefer my company to do the same.

August 13, 2010 at 5:58 PM
SER said...

Amtrak use to have “Superliners”, I’m not sure if they still have them. They are/were double decker cars which were great for viewing the country side etc.

I compared some of their rates to flying.
Flying - Chicago to Seattle - $684 to $725 – Round trip

Train - Milwaukee to Seattle - $604. This is one reserved seat and zero amenities. You sleep in the seat and it is a 44 hour ride!

August 13, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Beejay said...

Oh boy.

August 13, 2010 at 9:18 PM
Why Not? said...

yeah I looked into traveling by Amtrak to visit a friend that lives in Maine.. I cannot remember how much it was going to cost but there was no way I could have afforded.. at that paoint it was more expensive than a flight there..

August 14, 2010 at 6:53 AM
Sassa said...

I just heard on the news that Jewish people don't want the TGV to run in the States. The people who own/run it took prisoners to the gas chambers in Germany.

August 15, 2010 at 11:47 AM

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