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A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance. The term is applied to high-speed railway trainsets of the 1930s to 1950s, and to their successor " bullet trains ".
The term streamliner generally refers to a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance Wikimedia Commons has media related to Streamliners . Subcategories
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Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements.
It was the UP's third streamliner, and the last turret-cab streamliner. The original order was for two 1200 hp power cars, M-10002 and M-10003, of the same design as M-10001 . However, the demands of Chicago-to-west-coast service led UP to expand the consists from six to nine cars and seek more power for the larger trainsets.
[2] [6] The streamliner shell is a monocoque constructed from carbon fiber/kevlar. The motorcycle was designed and built by Matt Markstaller, an engineer who designed and built a wind tunnel for tractor-trailers in Portland, Oregon. [6] [7] It was ridden by Jason DiSalvo, followed by Guy Martin. [8] [6]
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