Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'm497tests'
May 28, 2008
In the 1960s, New York Central Railroad invested in high speed rail and jet powered train testing, referred to as the M-497 tests. A U.S. rail-speed record of 183.85 miles per hour, which stands to this day, was set back then -- but eventually the train was scrapped for parts. The NY Sun reports on a resurrection of sorts, however, with news of a two-hour rocket train between New York and Washington in the......
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