Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
It is, but for a real hoot try the TGV between say Paris and Montpellier or the fast Shinkansan between Tokyo and Kyoto. I have a distinct memory on the TGV of being drilled back in my seat as that sucker wound up. It was awesome.
High speed rail is travel as it should be, and both the TGV and the Shinkansen are superb examples! The Tōkaidō line between Tokyo and Osaka is increadibly impressive, though it's not actually the fastest. It does 270km/h, but the Sanyō line between Osaka and Fukuoka does 300km/h due to its larger minimum radius curves (4km versus 2.5km).