How Japan’s Bullet Trains Changed Travel

Locomotives previously faced fierce competition from airplanes and private cars.

Sep 21, 2018
Today, high-speed trains are comparable to air travel in price and door-to-door speed for shorter journeys. But decades ago, locomotives faced fierce competition from air planes and private cars. Then came Japan’s bullet trains.
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