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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MetSox: [QB] I rode a Talgo from Irun to Madrid two months ago. It was a class 130 "Alvia" set with ugly duckbills on the engines at both ends. The faster 102s are even uglier. The interior was pleasant enough, though. What was interesting was that you could really hear what type of track we were riding on. It was pretty noisy on jointed rail but got quiet on welded rail. As with a few other Talgos, this train had adjustable wheelsets so it could run on the wider Spanish gauge tracks as well as the standard gauge high speed line from Valladolid to Madrid. I understand that this line is rated for 320 KPH (217 MPH) but it never went faster than 200 KPH (124). A week later I took an overnight Talgo from Barcelona to Paris, which also changed gauges (and engines) at the border, Port Bou/Cerbere. I would also agree that a Talgo would be better suited to a longer route than Chicago-Milwaukee. There are plenty of other Diesel Multiple Unit trains in Europe that would make more sense for such a short haul; perhaps a Danish Flexliner, which was once tested on the LA-SD line. If the Hiawatha line were ever extended to Green Bay, it would make sense. Or possibly Chicago-Carbondale(-Memphis?), if that line were upgraded. I just hope they use an engine that that has a roofline that harmonizes better with the low Talgo cars. Those F59s (built for double deckers) look ridiculous on the Cascades. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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