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The Japanese government has given Central Japan Railway the green light to proceed with construction of its magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The Environmental News Service has posted an article describing the project. Here is a documentsry video of the prosed maglev line.
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Rapido Trains has started production on their HO scale model of the United Aircraft TurboTrain. According to the Rapido website production has begun with delivery of the train sets coming soon. The models are available for pre-order via the website at a price of $499.95 (ouch) which includes two engines and a coach car. Additional cars are available for $39.95 each. For the CN and VIA trains, they are offering special Turbo TwoPacks – a TurboClub and TurboCafe car together for a reduced price of $69.95. The trains can be ordered in the following color schemes:
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