@uint8_t @Preston @neauoire It was still 220 km/h! Most the trains in US right now probably run less than 180 km/h. Not that the US is a great benchmark for train infrastructure.

@ringo @neauoire @Preston There’s an episode of the ‘Well There’s Your Problem’ engineering podcast where I first learned about it and became enamored by the design. I’m sure there are more scholarly resources available around it, though.

@neauoire @metkis @Preston i found some real neat photos and a few pictures of that, but more importantly of some GLORIOUS rail car engines of the past here: ~~ check these out… https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-zeppelin-train-the-aerotrain-and-other-classic-str-1564713752 :-D really makes me wonder why we all ended up in cars, I’d much rather do this than drive..