The TGV record on video (TrainBlog, 04/03/2007)
Summary:
TrainBlog posted a video of a French TGV train setting the world train speed record of 357 miles per hour. The speed of this train on properly designed tracks shows the high potential of high-speed rail.
Topic:
Category:
citizen
What is it?
a video on a blog
Publication Information:
The name of the publication is TrainBlog. The video was posted on April 23, 2007.
Author:
no author listed
Location:
http://trainblog.com/2007/04/the-tgv-record-on-video/
Accessed:
March 9, 2009
Support:
TGV, a high-speed train provider in France
TVG operates the train that set the world record.
Audience and Agenda:
The majority of visitors to TrainBlog are rail enthusiasts with a varying degree of background knowledge. They use it for general posts about trains around the world. They expect posts on interesting news concerning high-speed rail.
TrainBlog is a free blog. It is addressing an audience of general passenger rail enthusiasts. It advocates passenger rail.
Usefulness:
This blog is in a global context, showing the abilities of a high-speed train. The video was posted by a blogger to show how fast high-speed trains can go. The speed of that train could also sway a politician into funding a high-speed rail projects.
The video is addressing an audience of people who like trains. If shown to people in the U.S., it might make them like trains a little more.
It indirectly makes the argument that high-speed trains on the proper tracks are extremely fast. If the U.S. was to invest in the proper tracks and eliminate grade crossings, inter-city and cross-country travel could become very efficient.
The commentary on and the caption under the posted video never mention the regular operating speeds of the TGV train. This video is not for practicality, but still shows the capability of a developed high-speed rail line.
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Works Cited:
“TrainBlog by Marcel Marchon.” TrainBlog. <http://trainblog.com/>
“The TGV record on video.” TrainBlog. <http://trainblog.com/2007/04/the-tgv-record-on-video/>
Filed under: Journalistic
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