Strange made a by safety comity. Nice light and photo.
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WOW, not only is this thing UGLY, but with all tose flat verttical surfaces, the aerodynamics must be terrible. There is no doubt in my mind that this cab end COULD have been designed in a much sleeker and more visually appealing way and still met the crashworthiness and other specified standards. The public's perception of a machine or conveyance depends a great deal on its VISUAL impact. Sorry guys, you need to go back to the CAD screen.
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Oh, that's just ugly. Are they letting 5-year old kids design trains now?
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I can't believe this was accepted by RP. Bad motive, if I ever saw one. Cool sky, though.
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Its Homer Simpson's Limo, and I think a 5-year can do a better design than this hideous thing. What an embarrassment to Modern Passenger Railroading in the US.
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The leading Double-Deckers totally upset the aerodynamics
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Check out what looks like a single axle per coach.. very unusual
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| Posted by Andrew on April 15, 2013 | |
How on earth did this design pass. Of course, no problem, it also has a maximum speed of about 20 m.p.h. and takes one minute to get there. Hence aerodynamics do not matter. What is at the other end, it does not seem to be the same shape, it looks as though it has two power cars at the rear. Come on guys, Japanese bullet trains, French TGVs, German ICEs and British HSTs to name but a few to help and this appears. "Homer had a comity to help him!"
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| Posted by C Davis on April 15, 2013 | |
It appears that each coach is on a singe axle.
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Every Amtrak Cascades Talgo set has one axle per coach. You have to remember this is a tilting train with air support in between cars. The set is also extremely light compared to usual passenger trains in order to accelerate quickly.
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Here you see, ladies and gentlemen what happens when government committees design a sleek, futuristic train. "A camel is a horse designed by a committee." Truer words wee never spoken.
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| Posted by Anto on April 17, 2013 | |
Funniest face ever & ever
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| Posted by tsched on April 21, 2013 | |
It isn't an attractive locomotive but it doesn't have anything to do with government committees. Geez, not everything is politically motivated. And the articulated trainsets are nothing new. Talgo trains can travel faster.
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As far as an aerodynamically designed locomotive goes, has anyone here seen an SD70ACe or ES44AC? If you want to talk about flat, non aero-dynamic shapes, look no further than any locomotive currently in domestic freight service.
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Those "double deckers" at the other end appear to be Amtrak locos powering this movement.
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lol I guess this thing can take some heat off of those Rotem cabcars. They aren't so ugly when compared to that thing!
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With a face like that somebody needs to put a bag over it.
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