| Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, during January of 1968. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is United Aircraft's "TurboTrain" No. 1 (UAC-1). According to a reliable source, "In both Canada and the United States, the TurboTrain debuted in 1968 and could operate at speeds of up to 160 mph ~ although generally, they did not top 120 mph while in regular service. For a gas-turbine design, the trainsets still hold the world speed record of nearly 171 mph. This was accomplished using just two power cars and a single coach in December of 1967 along the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line in New Jersey, a year before the streamliner went into revenue service." |