Turbotrain
A Journey
- Publisher
- Rapido Trains Inc.
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2008
- Category
- Pictorial, History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780978361105
- Publish Date
- Jul 2008
- List Price
- $24.95
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It has been 40 years since the TurboTrain first rocketed to its record-breaking speeds, and touched the hearts of a new generation of railfans. Part train, part jet aircraft, the TurboTrain was the latest in ground transport innovation.But the Turbo's promise of a new era of passenger travel sadly went unfulfilled. A gas turbine powered train introduced at a time of unprecedented hostility towards passenger train travel and unprecedented high fuel prices had little chance.Despite its obstacles, the TurboTrain was a success with the travelling public and, by the time the last trains were retired in 1982, Turbo was running at over 97 percent efficiency. This made it the most reliable passenger train in North America.TurboTrain: A Journey is the first book ever to tell the story of the TurboTrain through history, stories, and photographs, the majority of which have never been published before.