Put it this way: the Shinkansen plying the Tokaido route have access to some 180, 000 potential passengers per mile of high-speed track.
The small section of high-speed track will be connected at both ends to existing lines used by Amtrak, the government-owned passenger railway.
The high-speed track suits the Red Bull car and there remain questions about the Brawn car's ability to be competitive in the lower ambient temperatures that are usual at Spa-Francorchamps.
By the end of last year, the Railways Ministry had overseen the construction of 8, 358 kilometers of high-speed rail track.
In addition to tracking location, they track speed, distance, heart rate and calories burned.
Short track speed skater Jon Eley provides GB's sole realistic chance of adding to Amy Williams' skeleton gold.
Both the Edge 810 and 510 accurately track speed, distance, time, GPS position, elevation, calories burned, climb and descent.
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After a rail crash in Britain in 2000, which killed four people, the rail authorities imposed speed restrictions and track inspections.
Great Britain's short track speed skating squad, including 1994 bronze medallist Nicky Gooch, reckon they can put in a fine showing in Salt Lake City.
It is estimated that the final production version will accelerate from zero to 60 mph in about 3.1 seconds on its way to an estimated top track speed of 199 mph.
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An avowed distance runner, Goluskin is also known for his speed on the track, having participated in a world-record-setting 4x800 meter relay team for men aged 70-79 at the 168th street Armory in March.
The car's top track speed is 167 mph.
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She took a touring gymnastics show to more than 30 US states and graced the sofas of TV superstars Jay Leno, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres, before becoming the third Olympic gold medallist to win Dancing With The Stars (the other two being short-track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi).
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This could mean the number of speed restrictions on the track increase, resulting in more delays.
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He'd have a chip on every player during games and in practice to track their speed and movements and the impact of the hits they are giving and receiving.
Concerns about the pace at which the horses approach the first fence have also prompted race organizers to fit each of the 40 horses with a microchip to track their speed on the opening run-in.
That means Powys council will decide planning on the 19 acre electricity sub station which the National Grid wants to build, but the power lines are to be decided by the IPC - the Infrastructure Planning Commission - set up by the previous Labour government to fast-track and speed up planning on nationally important projects.
Kahne set the qualifying speed record on the Vegas track last year, but rain wiped out qualifying this week.
While there's nothing like screaming around a track at high speed, doing so in a whisper-quiet car is a new experience altogether.
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The results were impressive: Several times, drivers have successfully asked their pit crews questions as they roared down the track at top speed.
Mr Clarkson was instructed to drive a Renault Magnum lorry through a wall at 56mph - the vehicle's maximum legal speed - at a test track near Milton Keynes.
The system developed in Madrid makes use of a unit comprised of three accelerometers and three gyroscopes, which keep track of the speed and direction of a vehicle at all times.
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Timetables ensure that decisions get made at the right speed and that execution stays on track.
Investigators will look at the trains' braking performances, wheel and track conditions, and speed and other information from data recorders, Weener said.
Investigators will look at a number of things, including the trains' braking performance, wheel and track conditions, and speed and other information from data recorders, Weener said Saturday.
Strengthening of the bridge will also mean that a 5mph speed limit on that section of the track can be increased to 15mph.
It'll keep track of elevation changes, current speed and distance traveled, and it makes sharing said trips to social networks quite the lesson in simplicity.
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TomTom Multi-Sport includes all the features included in TomTom Runner, and also allows multi-sport athletes to track their distance, time, speed and other key metrics when they cycle or swim.
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It only has one recognized high-speed link: the recently-opened stretch of Eurostar track to Paris and Brussels.
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