Very interesting photo Jeff. I appreciate that you photographed this display, and I must give Siemens credit for putting this project together. I can understand the idea for a high-speed rail project in California - personally I would hope that it would be for the entire country but unfortunately the average American traveler is too in love with their automobile or the airplane and good luck getting that idea on track with the people. With that opinion out of the way - What is THIS? That doesn't begin to resemble a train I would want to ride on or in, even if it did exist for real. I love Japanese technology - they run circles around the rest of the world...but when it comes to aesthetically pleasing or eye appealing designs - they really think way outside of the box. This looks more like something for a new Hollywood Sci-Fi movie than a train. Maybe they should consider this display for the NASA Space Center in Houston, TX or the Space Center in FL, this design "flies" better as a new space craft design - not for a railroad museum.
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| Posted by FSWood on April 5, 2016 | |
I wonder if that is similar to what was said about McKeen Motor Cars a hundred years ago?
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Futuristic, NASA !!! What rubbish.
Look to DBAG, the German ICE trains look just like this and have operated for many years now !!
Spain, Italy, France all operate high speed trains not dissimilar. Japanese Railways are even more advanced.
R.F.Carter
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Nice catch - thanks for sharing! I think it was smart for Siemens to do this in an attempt to inspire the public to back the the CA HSR program. I like the looks of this one - makes the Acela look rather dated. And look - no rivets, no screws, no radiator grills. The sweeping inward slating windows adds some character to what would otherwise be a tube with a shovel nose. Futuristic? Well, that's worth a debate - I think so, despite similar designs in use for over a decade... or two. But Americans like tested technology - we're the "can't play it too safe" generation.
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