From: calvin@remove.daxack.ca   
      
   Glen Labah (gl4317@yahoo.com) said...   
   >   
   >And then there was all the Aerotrain stuff the French built in the 1960s   
   >and 1970s:   
   >   
   >http://katcal.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/life-and-death-of-the-aerotrain/   
      
   Then Canadian National built their Turbo train with United Aircraft:   
      
   Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhlh7JJVc50   
   Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qegIRh9DFHc   
   Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLBP0qPg_k   
      
   Operated by CN from 1968, the train continued operation under VIA Rail   
   in 1978 until 1982. During the first demonstrator run in December 1968,   
   the train hit a truck at a level crossing. On April 22, 1976, one set   
   managed to achieve a speed of 140.55 mph (226 km/h), which stands as the   
   Canadian speed record to this day.   
      
   At the same time, two consists were built in the USA for use initially   
   by Penn Central, and later by Amtrak. On December 20, 1967 one of the   
   sets managed to reach a speed of 170.8 mph (274.9 km/h), which is the   
   world speed record for a gas-turbine powered rail vehicle.   
      
   For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAC_TurboTrain   
      
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