ELECTRO LUXE. Could we speak of the coastal regions of the Scandinavian countries as a North Shore? Destination: Freedom has a report on a new electric car.

Research and development of the “Green Train” started in 2005 and is expected to continue until 2010/2011. Using the Bombardier Regina train for the demonstration, Bombardier and partners are developing a new generation of high-speed trains that meet the special technical and traffic requirements in the Nordic Countries. It is also part of Bombaradier’s ECO4 technology work to develop energy efficient trains.

The article reports the train set a Swedish speed record of 295 km/h, presumably with the field tap equipment working.

Bombardier photograph courtesy Destination: Freedom.

There's something compelling about the design. My first reaction was that the Electroliner design is classic.

Electroliner, September 1, 2007.

The design also evokes the Department of Transportation's State of the Art rapid transit car.

Photograph courtesy Chicago L from the Joe Testagrose collection.