bullet train

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Koike hopes to do in 15 days what takes other manufacturers 50, charging extra for an express service like Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But the silent engine isn’t a bullet train.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

The bullet train was proposed decades ago as a way to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours by 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

One of Japan's busiest bullet train lines came to a halt after a snake tangled itself in a power line, causing a power outage.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

“Maybe. I don't know yet. Only takes twenty-three hours by bullet train to get to New York City. I looked it up.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton