@5Oblivion I strongly agree with this. I always wondered what a Shinkansen would look like on the Northeast Corridor. We might not be able to run it at full speed because there is a 150 mph limit for high speed rail in North America.
But this just proves our dependency on foreign technology. Why can we as Americans learn from others to create our own technology rather than have others do it for us?
@Mr55330 What are you talking about? Tseperi rail option is without electric drive, but propeller propulsion. Not regular train and can't transport any passengers.
And shinkansen is the first high speed rail as a regular train.
Shinkansen ran with 443km/h at test.
And the operation speed of Tokaido shinkansen and Tohoku shinkansen is 300km/h now.
In addition to that, operation speed of Tohoku shinkansen will be 320km/h in 2014.
he speak nonsense because the TGV running with with max 574 km at test and The german ICE is runung 330 km so the fast train is inventet in europe not in japan , and the bullet train inventet in japan ist inventet in 1964 but in german in 1930 see Railzepelin train runung with 230 km and ist with the same form like the japan bullet train inventet in 1964 so the japan bullet train ist copie of the germen reilzepelin Hhahaha
Since Japan lost power, Japan should bring some of the Shinkansen to America, and then America will bring the MP36PH-3c and Bombardier bilevel coach cars to Japan. they may have to operate their train by diesel since the power plant has been destroyed.
@thunderdragon14 they can't now because they lost power and suspended their service, because their nuclear power plant meltdown so were going have to bring the MP36PH-3C diesel Locomotive to Japan to pull their trainset since they would loose power.
Wow DC to NYC in 70 minutes thats insane. I rode the KTX in south korea. Seoul to Daegu in like 80minutes (its similar distance). It's an enjoyable ride too. It's 10x better than airplanes and cheaper. Its hilarious how outdated our railway system is.
I didn't even know the acela was a "high-speed train" until today. read an article about it... lol that trains sooo slow.
We need to upgrade our infastructure so that we can have a line devoted to these highest speed trains. The slower trains can run on their own lines. The northeast corridor is multiple tracked. Invest the money in upgrades and we can enjoy the best trains here too! Folks should check out NARP website at narprail.org. National Association of Railroad Passengers.
Acela is powered by power cars. An obvious concern for the USA's Federal Railway Administration is the use of multiple-unit trains in the event of a collision. Since we use 100-year-old mainlines we share our tracks with much slower trains, so our requirements are not the same as they are in the ideal Shinkansen (and similar European) dedicated track environment.
I was a little concerned about electric multiple unit high speed trains (German ICE 3, N700 Shinkansen,etc.). In the front end cars where you can see the driver at the controls through a glass door. How can we protect the driver from having his train being hijacked by terroists?
@Trainmaster189 I don't think you can see the driver on Shinkansen trains. The driver has his/her own separate cabin that is only accessible by a special door next to the passenger doors.
Yeah it's really easy to have a safe train when it's on a dedicated track with no road crossing and it doesn't have to mix or even cross with local train or freight traffic !!
why couldn't obama spend our taxmoney on this, versus giving all of the unemployed incompetents a stimulus that cost 1.4 trillion dollars. This is would bring so much more economic growth.
I hope they go through with this! ditch regional trains make Acelas the new Regional and these N-700 bullet trains the new express trains.. oh and please whoevers int he government. STOP WASTEING OUR DAM MONEY ON THINGS WE DONT NEED. We need a better rail system not more air craft carriers and useless other things!
@jeffdarga1 It's got the money! It just needs to stop fighting illegal wars and stop spending ridiculous amounts of money on new aircraft carriers. I mean, 11 carrier groups!??! That's expensive. Get rid of two, and then the US can afford a world class railway system!
omg i wish they would starrt this now, it woulds spread like wild fire , i can see it now, trains connecting every US city, i refuse to fly, this would be great for people like me lol
Noise restrictions makes the Tokaido shinkansen line have a max speed of 270km/h and sanyo shinkansen line up to 300 km/h, the N700 in sanyo shinkansen line goes up to 300 km/h and it's max speed is 330km/h.
the 500 series did also run @ 300km/h in the same line as Nozomi service but it's max speed surpasses the 350km/h.
the 500W900 test series did go over 350km/h in a shinkansen line for test purposes.
@JapaneseTrain To say exactly, noise of the shinkansens are always lower than other high speed rails,but very strict regulation of noise pollution prevents high speed operations. Unique Shape of nose and pantagraph or pantagraph covers are evoluted to meet these strict regulations.
its speed can get to the double of that. what happens here is that the japaneses are very cuatious. thats why they put a limit or speed governer. but that thing can reach up to 700 km/h...
No! They should run both Velaro of Siemens and the Shinkansen.That will be the fair suggestion. Besides the Velaro can run on conventional tracks lol but the Shinkansen must get extra tracks.
i think bringing shinkansen tech to the usa would significantly improve american railways
5Oblivion 1 month ago
@5Oblivion I strongly agree with this. I always wondered what a Shinkansen would look like on the Northeast Corridor. We might not be able to run it at full speed because there is a 150 mph limit for high speed rail in North America.
But this just proves our dependency on foreign technology. Why can we as Americans learn from others to create our own technology rather than have others do it for us?
rodman1993 1 month ago
@rodman1993 there's a high speed rail plan to build a separate track to run high-speed only trains but the funding's not even there
YourNeighbor1000 3 weeks ago
@Mr55330 What are you talking about? Tseperi rail option is without electric drive, but propeller propulsion. Not regular train and can't transport any passengers.
And shinkansen is the first high speed rail as a regular train.
Shinkansen ran with 443km/h at test.
And the operation speed of Tokaido shinkansen and Tohoku shinkansen is 300km/h now.
In addition to that, operation speed of Tohoku shinkansen will be 320km/h in 2014.
yusuke7398 2 months ago
wowo
ezydavid 4 months ago
he speak nonsense because the TGV running with with max 574 km at test and The german ICE is runung 330 km so the fast train is inventet in europe not in japan , and the bullet train inventet in japan ist inventet in 1964 but in german in 1930 see Railzepelin train runung with 230 km and ist with the same form like the japan bullet train inventet in 1964 so the japan bullet train ist copie of the germen reilzepelin Hhahaha
Mr55330 4 months ago
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Mr55330 4 months ago
haha.... scott westerfels's extras!!! :D thts awesome
livetothelove1519 4 months ago
300km/h is not faster than the french TGV's traffic speed....That said ,Shinkansen looks much prettier designed than the TGV...
mokacode 4 months ago
Would be cool if also 500 series were available.
AF401 6 months ago
WOuld be cool if USA was the first "Western" shinkansen.
SPS148669 7 months ago
tgv is uncomfortable but cheaper than shinkansen.
NippleOfNippon 7 months ago
This train is so ugly!
TE9994 7 months ago
@TE9994 yea but its fast tho
mquiroz90 5 months ago
Nice to know there has been no fatality since its birth in 1964.
Norska2000 7 months ago
a high speed railway project in the US?
Where will they ge the money....They are preparing to send ground troops to libya isnt it and they are giving free money to pakistan
RobertsDigital 7 months ago
@RobertsDigital "high speed railway project in the US? Where will they ge the money"
They are using the Japanese high speed rail in Taiwan also and only after 5 years of operation they are making a profit.
Thegus0 6 months ago
TGV record is 574. Latest AGV can travel with operation speed of 360 km/h :)
justanotherfreak2008 8 months ago
Since Japan lost power, Japan should bring some of the Shinkansen to America, and then America will bring the MP36PH-3c and Bombardier bilevel coach cars to Japan. they may have to operate their train by diesel since the power plant has been destroyed.
sideslide23 11 months ago
GO JAPAN, BRING THE SHINKANSEN TO THE UNITED STATES.
thunderdragon14 1 year ago
@thunderdragon14 they can't now because they lost power and suspended their service, because their nuclear power plant meltdown so were going have to bring the MP36PH-3C diesel Locomotive to Japan to pull their trainset since they would loose power.
sideslide23 11 months ago
Wow DC to NYC in 70 minutes thats insane. I rode the KTX in south korea. Seoul to Daegu in like 80minutes (its similar distance). It's an enjoyable ride too. It's 10x better than airplanes and cheaper. Its hilarious how outdated our railway system is.
I didn't even know the acela was a "high-speed train" until today. read an article about it... lol that trains sooo slow.
yellowman88 1 year ago
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yellowman88 1 year ago
We need to upgrade our infastructure so that we can have a line devoted to these highest speed trains. The slower trains can run on their own lines. The northeast corridor is multiple tracked. Invest the money in upgrades and we can enjoy the best trains here too! Folks should check out NARP website at narprail.org. National Association of Railroad Passengers.
MrShiz75 1 year ago
Acela is powered by power cars. An obvious concern for the USA's Federal Railway Administration is the use of multiple-unit trains in the event of a collision. Since we use 100-year-old mainlines we share our tracks with much slower trains, so our requirements are not the same as they are in the ideal Shinkansen (and similar European) dedicated track environment.
kjrehberg 1 year ago
I was a little concerned about electric multiple unit high speed trains (German ICE 3, N700 Shinkansen,etc.). In the front end cars where you can see the driver at the controls through a glass door. How can we protect the driver from having his train being hijacked by terroists?
Trainmaster189 1 year ago
@Trainmaster189 I don't think you can see the driver on Shinkansen trains. The driver has his/her own separate cabin that is only accessible by a special door next to the passenger doors.
th3gtr 1 year ago
Yeah it's really easy to have a safe train when it's on a dedicated track with no road crossing and it doesn't have to mix or even cross with local train or freight traffic !!
owenooh 1 year ago
why couldn't obama spend our taxmoney on this, versus giving all of the unemployed incompetents a stimulus that cost 1.4 trillion dollars. This is would bring so much more economic growth.
N1CKF3D 1 year ago
It's the 21st century already! Bring these trains to US!
WaiWu 1 year ago 3
That will most likely be the Acela II train.
Trainmaster189 1 year ago
I hope they go through with this! ditch regional trains make Acelas the new Regional and these N-700 bullet trains the new express trains.. oh and please whoevers int he government. STOP WASTEING OUR DAM MONEY ON THINGS WE DONT NEED. We need a better rail system not more air craft carriers and useless other things!
idiotman76 1 year ago
@jeffdarga1 It's got the money! It just needs to stop fighting illegal wars and stop spending ridiculous amounts of money on new aircraft carriers. I mean, 11 carrier groups!??! That's expensive. Get rid of two, and then the US can afford a world class railway system!
edj66 1 year ago
A lot of dreaming and not enough doing.
BabyBang17datruth 1 year ago
Shinkansen must not crush with a car because Shinkansen's railroad is surrounded by the wall.
It also has no crossing.
So, it's no problem for US to use Shinkansen technology.
JAPtrain 1 year ago
omg i wish they would starrt this now, it woulds spread like wild fire , i can see it now, trains connecting every US city, i refuse to fly, this would be great for people like me lol
babygirl91580 1 year ago
Shinkansen is probably the safest train ever.
and they are ALWAYS on time
tak0242424 1 year ago 47
@tak0242424
i think it's not the train who is on time but the traindriver who is skilled.
ryuusanosuke 1 year ago
@ryuusanosuke uhhhh, no shit?
N2B814 1 year ago
@N2B814
yep, i swear. even if it's hard to believe for you.
ryuusanosuke 1 year ago
@tak0242424 the national average of train delays is only around 10 secs!
rajivkrishnatr 10 months ago 3
@tak0242424 I'm always telling people.
Shinkansens ARE the Safest trains in the world.
Leetpwnedsrs 8 months ago
Shinkansen will never make it into USA, because Shinkansen is designed for
dedicated track, and therefore not designed to be crash worthy.
It is likely that US high speed train must run on conventional lines also,
and will have at level crossing, which require strick crash safety features.
It is therefore morelikely for either TGV or ICE derived HSR will end up on
US soil.
and also, Bombadier has significant sway in USA for some reason.
another reason why Shinkansen will have difficult fight.
simhopp 1 year ago
@simhopp I hope you understand that Shinkansen are Standaard gauche, which means that TGV and ICE trains can run on Shinkansen
Only the regional tracks in Japan where normal japanese trains runs on are smaller, thats why Shinkansen trains runs on dedicated tracks.
Zydronium 1 year ago
europe and asia will always be far ahead of usa with trains.
lovestwospooch 1 year ago
@lovestwospooch it's ok. We have everything else :D
sekkleflesh 1 year ago
@lovestwospooch once it happens I disagree. Once all Americans get a taste of it the high speed railways will take off
assoonas1 1 year ago
Upgrade to Acela (?)
TheMantisTycoon 1 year ago
Shinkansen can run over 400km/h.
But, Shinkansen can't run over 330km/h IN Japan because of the noise.
JapaneseTrain 2 years ago 39
@JapaneseTrain
Noise restrictions makes the Tokaido shinkansen line have a max speed of 270km/h and sanyo shinkansen line up to 300 km/h, the N700 in sanyo shinkansen line goes up to 300 km/h and it's max speed is 330km/h.
the 500 series did also run @ 300km/h in the same line as Nozomi service but it's max speed surpasses the 350km/h.
the 500W900 test series did go over 350km/h in a shinkansen line for test purposes.
AF401 1 year ago
@JapaneseTrain To say exactly, noise of the shinkansens are always lower than other high speed rails,but very strict regulation of noise pollution prevents high speed operations. Unique Shape of nose and pantagraph or pantagraph covers are evoluted to meet these strict regulations.
MsTarantine 7 months ago
@JapaneseTrain 400kmh is the prototype speed like the "TGV pos" with agv motor( this special tgv train can run at 570kmh. )
in fact the maximum speed train in japon is 300kmh. the fastest train for the moment is in France at 320kmh.
Nervantoss 4 months ago
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ICE 3 is more advanced and reliable. German tech
cismok 2 years ago
I can imagine the ahinkansen with amtrak paints and decals on it :D
h0troddude 2 years ago
news guy looks like obama
bronzeonion 2 years ago
What? 330km/h? ICE3 (German) trains run at 350km/h regular service in China between Beijing and Tianjin...
gangzw 2 years ago
its speed can get to the double of that. what happens here is that the japaneses are very cuatious. thats why they put a limit or speed governer. but that thing can reach up to 700 km/h...
Ben998x 2 years ago 2
Rubbish lol! It is 330km/h only.I rode it before so I know about that.
Takanozana 2 years ago
Perhaps that time it ran at 330km/h. 350km/h is a regular service speed at newly opened Wugan-Guagzhou and Beijing-Tianjin lines.
gangzw 2 years ago
Wugan-Guagzhou??? Are you sure??
Takanozana 2 years ago
amtrak sucks so hard. us public transport sucks balls.
ihurtedmypeepee 2 years ago 2
the time might come when the Bombarder will beat the TGV and the Shinkansen
sideslide23 2 years ago
Bombardier HSTs sucks.
Takanozana 2 years ago
The U.S. was talking about a train going 300+ m.p.h. between L.A and NY. I might think about taking the train at that speed they are talking about.
bpyjktgiuk 2 years ago
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sideslide23 2 years ago
talking about the National Express HSR?
sideslide23 2 years ago
your talking about the supertrain, supertrain was just the TV show.
sideslide23 2 years ago
that'll take about ten hours
JUKIO01 2 years ago
@JUKIO01 But it would be more fun.
bpyjktgiuk 2 years ago
I reckon USA should get the ICE 3 or Velaro E (AVE S-103) or the AGV =)
TravvyG 2 years ago
No! They should run both Velaro of Siemens and the Shinkansen.That will be the fair suggestion. Besides the Velaro can run on conventional tracks lol but the Shinkansen must get extra tracks.
Takanozana 2 years ago
Velaro and Shinkansen run both on standart gauche
Zydronium 2 years ago
Bravo! About time Amtrak gets an upgrade. This better go through.
yangj08 2 years ago 5