CN TurboTrain IC

CN TurboTrain IC

UA TurboTrain IC (Intermediate Car).

This unique jet-turbine-powered trainset, designed by United Aircraft and built by Sikorsky, entered service in 1969. It was operated in the North-East Corridor of the USA by Penn Central (later by Amtrak), and on the Toronto-Montreal route by Canadian National (Later by VIA).

Early reception from both operators and the travelling public was favourable, and further units were ordered and built into the 70s. However, faced with increasing competition from airlines, the decline and rationalisation of long-distance passenger travel in North America resulted in all units being withdrawn from service by the early 1980s. None survive in preservation.

The TurboTrain still holds rail speed records in both the USA and Canada, and represents a unique chapter in the history of high-speed rail travel.

Author: David Dallaston (PikkaBird)

CN TurboTrain IC
body
body.im 1.44KB
dglass.texture.txt 29 bytes
dglass.tga 1.28KB
door.texture.txt 27 bytes
door.tga 6.53KB
doorleft.im 12.54KB
doorleft.kin 11.80KB
doorright.im 12.54KB
doorright.kin 11.80KB
env_glass.bmp 12.05KB
env_glass.texture.txt 32 bytes
envmap1.texture.txt 30 bytes
envmap1.tga 48.53KB
vent-vent.texture.txt 43 bytes
vent.tga 4.53KB
• config.txt 4.81KB
shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 812 bytes
shadow.im 1.49KB
• turbo_ic.gse 787 bytes
turboic_cn_pr2004_art
turbo_cn_pr2004_art_512.tga 64.53KB
turbo_cn_pr2004_art_icon.tga 32.53KB
turboic_cn_pr2004_art_512.texture.txt 95 bytes
turboic_cn_pr2004_art_icon.texture.txt 83 bytes