A futuristic-looking experimental, jet-powered train designed by Don Wetzel to test high-speed rail on existing infrastructure . Some of you may recognise the engines – (GE J47-19) as they came off the highly distinctive Convair B-36 Peacemaker . It reached 183.68 MPH on July 23 , 1966 . The noise was absolutely horrendous and those engines were expensive guzzlers . The jet exhaust was a hazard . So , commercially it was non-viable . And that , as they say , was that .
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I want a guitar that looks like that
Using air to push thousands of tons of metal may not be the most the most suitable albeit you might at the same about airplanes
What was the fate of this engine? Any part of it survive?