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Welcome to the experimental Picture Menu on 4rail.net pages! We will start with around 5% of the pages and slowly work to include more pages, subject area by subject area. Meanwhile most of the pictures can be found on the Main Menu Page, there will also be a light skeleton page added, with just links sorted by subject on just about every page on the 4rail.net.

Super High Speed Trains Section Menu... Added (1.2.2009)

Created for 4rail.net by John McKey. Pictures by Ilkka Siissalo, Sanna Siissalo, Hannu Peltola, Stanislav Voronin and John McKey.

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Super High Speed and High Speed Pages
The Super High Speed Main Page is a great place to start reading on the subject! Picture of the ICE3 by Ilkka Siissalo.	See our new Super High Speed News page! For High Speed News for 2009 see our timeline pages. Picture by Sanna Siissalo 2008.	You asked and we opened the Super High Speed Records Page! Picture of the TGV-POS by Sanna Siissalo 2008.	The TGVs are the mainline of the super fast trains, so why not stop on TGV/AGV Page. Picture by John McKey 2002.
An ICE3 unit in Munich Germany. The ICE1, 2, 3 and Velaro Page has info on all the ICEs. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo.	The Eurostars Page documents the Eurostar story.	An AGV theme page added! Pictured here is a Thalys, Picture by Sanna Siissalo 2008.	The Super High Speed Lines Page has intresting stories on building the super high speed lines. Picture of the original colored TGV-PSE by Pekka Siiskonen.
The Russian High Speed Page was opened to follow the developments in Russia. Picture of the Sapsan Velaro like ICE3 by Ilkka Siissalo.	Super Fast trains History in Russia! See our Sokol page! Picture by Stanislav Voronin.	The Super High Speed Network building of China is always interesting and the projects impressive! Picture by Johanna Riihimäki 2008.	We started writing down the development of the super high speed in the U.S. too and are quite confident of the progress this time. Picture of the Amtrak California local by John McKey 2008.
The Pendolino high speed tilting trains page has been completely upgraded.	The Pendolino Page has Finnish High Speed trains as well. Picture by Stanislav Voronin 2007.
See the pictures on the new SNSF (The French National Railways) TGV-roster page, starting with the pictures of the very first TGV-PSE units, like this unit in it's original color of orange and dark blue. Picture by Pekka Siiskonen 1983.	Watching trains at Paris Gare du Nord can be highly interesting for a railfan! The multitude of different TGV, Eurostar, Thalys and ICE super high speed units is astonishing! Pictured here is a Thalys double unit, Picture by John Mckey.
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Railway Picture Menu / Newest additions
The Pendolino high speed tilting trains page has been completely upgraded.
The Finnish section now has a Finnish Classes Page as well.	The Finnish section has a new Finnish VR-Yhtyma Roster Page.	The Finnish Central Europe connection is currently taken care with Ferries. We take a quick look at the Baltirail - a connection between North Europe and Berlin.	A BNSF Railway Page was opened!
Our BNSF Roster page has new locomotive pictures added on it!	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturers Page has now updates.	A product from another time: the Soviet period Tep60 locomotive on the new review!	A Picture of the Month Page for 2009 started with this bright winter picture from the Sumpter Valley!
A traditional Swedish Rc6 locomotive in Uppsala. The Swedish section is upgraded!	Much of the Inter City Express Page has been upgraded and facts added, including the ICE2. Picture of the ICE3 by Ilkka Siissalo.	The first of the Flirt EMUs have arrived to their Finnish operator in Helsinki Metropolitan area.	We followed a huge stack train in the California Central Valley documenting it's locomotives and cars with 30 pictures showing even the small details. Take a look!
We started writing down the development of the super high speed in the U.S. too and are quite confident of the progress this time. Picture of the Amtrak California local by John McKey 2008.	Alpine Model Railway Shows Page has been updated. Alpine Railway is a huge modular layout in H0 scale. Picture by John McKey 2008.	The Russian High Speed Page was opened to follow the developments in Russia. Picture of the Sapsan Velaro like ICE3 by Ilkka Siissalo.	The Super High Speed Network building of China is always interesting and the projects impressive! Picture by Johanna Riihimäki 2008.
The Super High Speed Lines Page has been upgraded. Here an original colored TGV-PSE pair zooms by the photographer back in 1987. Picture by Pekka Siiskonen.	You asked and we opened the Super High Speed Records Page! Picture of the TGV-POS by Sanna Siissalo 2008.	The new meets the old, and dozens of other updates on the huge TGV family of super high speed trains on the TGV/AGV page! Picture by John McKey 2002.	The Super High Speed and High Speed Main Page has been upgraded. Picture of the Finnish Pendolino by Stanislav Voronin 2007.
The Pendolino theme page has been upgraded. Here a Virgin Trains Pendolino 390 train whoozing by at Watford Junction. Picture by Stanislav Voronin March 2007.	Super Fast trains in Russia? See our Sokol page! Picture by Stanislav Voronin.	The Picture of the Month for November comes from Helsinki Finland, where the several months of semidarkness has settled again. Picture by Stanislav Voronin 2007.	The Eurostars Page has uprades and news on the Channel tunnel fire.
An AGV theme page added! Pictured here is a Thalys, Picture by Sanna Siissalo 2008.	Watching trains at Paris Gare du Nord can be highly interesting for a railfan! The multitude of different TGV, Eurostar, Thalys and ICE super high speed units is astonishing! Pictured here is a Thalys double unit, Picture by John Mckey.	See the pictures on the new SNSF (The French National Railways) TGV-roster page, starting with the pictures of the very first TGV-PSE units, like this unit in it's original color of orange and dark blue. Picture by Pekka Siiskonen 1983.	An ICE3 unit in Munich Germany. The ICE1, 2, 3 and Velaro page has been ugraded. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo.
The Pacific Northwest of the 1940's in the Hobby section has been upgraded. Have a look!	See videos on the Union Pacific and the BNSF roster pages! Picture by Left Coast Rail Videos 2008.	Union Pacific is the other of the 2 huge railroad companies in the western USA. See UP locomotive rosters! Picture by Left Coast Rail Videos 2008.	See our new Super High Speed News page! Picture by Sanna Siissalo 2008.
A BNSF Roster Page has been opened. With a number of C449W's there are also a few of other locomotive types. More will be added regularly.	An Amtrak Roster Page has also been opened. Follow us to Washington and California!	Sound Transit Picture Page has also been opened. Is it always raining in Seattle? Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007.	Freight Cars Picture Page displays some of the most common freight car types of North America. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007.
See our North America Section with ever groving selection of pictures...	One of the newest country additions in 4rail.net, Latvia Main Page has some interesting material...	On the Baltic side, Estonian section is being upgraded...	A BNSF C44-9W is leading a combined stack and trailer train on the east side of the California Valley in the summer of 2008. See all 37 pictures of the train...
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Maybe the most successful locomotive in Europe, the JT42CWS/class 66, here shown in Ulm Germany as HGK JT42CWR number DE672 operated by Transpetrol. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007. The JT42CWS/class66 page...	Waiting for the Metro under Motparnasse Bienvenue, which signifies the father of the Paris Metro in addition to being a salutation. 4rail.net will have an article on the development of the Metro in Paris during the winter period 2008-2009. Picture by Sanna Siissalo 2008.	Brand new TGV-POS's pose in Paris Gare du Nord for the camera. Almost brand new...the locomotives are new, while the coaches are from the TGV-Reséau sets. Single story trains of 320 km/h serve well the limited numbers of passengers between France and Germany. once the volumes pick up, it's guaranteed that the double decked coaches will be swapped to these units. Picture by Sanna Siissalo 2008.	An Eurostar Capital number 3207 unboarding in Paris-GNO. Although Britain is part of the European Union as well, curiously the Eurostars are located behind the gates. While pass control rules are relaxed due to the Schengen agreement between most European countries, Britain makes an exception to the rule. Picture by Sanna Siissalo 2008.
A Thalys PBKA number 4243 boarding in Paris-GNO. As 40% more passengers are expected to travel the Thalyses within next 3 years, seventh daily return trip between Paris and Amsterdam will be added beginning March 2008. Picture by Sanna Siissalo 2008. To the top of the page	Crotram on test runs in downtown Helsinki Finland. Tenders are going to be asked for 32 new trams mainly to replace the aging 1970's built Finnish ones. Picture by Andreas Ehnberg 2008.	Paddington High Speeds in London Great Britain early 2007. Picture by Stanislav Voronin 2007.	Alpine Railways mini configuration at Tampere show late October 2007. Picture by Lorenz Schmuckli 2007.

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