Wednesday, 16. October 2002

High-Speed Locomotive Powered by Jet Engine


The maker of America's fastest train is shopping around a new product that could bring high-speed rail service to areas outside the Northeast. Bombardier Transportation says its new "JetTrain" locomotive, powered by a jet engine, can reach 150 mph without needing overhead electrical lines like those used by Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express. Bombardier led the consortium that built Acela Express, which operates in the Boston-New York-Washington corridor.

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