Keikyu trains are standard gauge--would work on American tracks! And they're not the only company for which this is true...
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The first looks like a mecha thing. Gorgeous. Would love this on french tracks too. Standard gauge okay, but is this 60Hz ? 50Hz ? 16,67Hz (fuck Belgium) ?
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No idea; most US suburban railways are not electrified so you could build whatever catenary the trains required--might be more complicated where electrification is already common
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Ya it looks like most of these railways use 1500V DC
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I wonder how hard it would be to mod them for dual power sources--I know the Joban Line uses 1500V DC *and* 20kV AC 50Hz on different parts of the line, so the trains that run on it use both, despite only minor visual differences with other JR stock in the area
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In France we have 25kV AC on major lines and 1.5kV CC on local lines, so a lot of trains are dual current, and even sometimes dual current + gas powered, for the few lines still not electrified.
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People always talk about the luxury and experience of riding the JR Shinkansen, but to me the Kintetsu train is really unrivaled.
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Kintetsu competes with the Tokaido Shinkansen on the Nagoya-Osaka route and because there’s no contest in terms of speed, it focuses on providing a more pleasant and comfortable onboard experience.
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You nailed it. My experience with Kintetsu is riding between Nagoya (名駅) and Nara-Osaka. I also liked that I could take it straight into Osaka and not have to transfer to Midosuji Subway line at Shin-Osaka station.
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