A 100-MILE-AN-HOUR TRAIN.—This American experimental train, shown at Boston at the end of a demonstration run, has attained a speed of 102.8 miles an hour. The train consists of a diesel electric locomotive and six articulated units. It is only a quarter of the weight of an ordinary train of equal size, and its guided axles permit it to take curves at high speeds.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27395, 7 July 1954, Page 12
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64A 100-MILE-AN-HOUR TRAIN.—This American experimental train, shown at Boston at the end of a demonstration run, has attained a speed of 102.8 miles an hour. The train consists of a diesel electric locomotive and six articulated units. It is only a quarter of the weight of an ordinary train of equal size, and its guided axles permit it to take curves at high speeds. Press, Volume XC, Issue 27395, 7 July 1954, Page 12
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