It has been forty (40) years since the TurboTrain first rocketed to its record-breaking speeds and touched the hearts of a new generation of railfans. Part train, part jet aircraft, the TurboTrain was the latest in ground transport innovation.

But the Turbo?s promise of a new era of passenger travel sadly went unfulfilled. A gas turbine powered train, introduced at a time of unprecendented hostility towards passenger train travel and unprecedented high fuel prices, had little chance.

Despite its obstacles, the TurboTrain was a success with the travelling public and, by the time the last trains were retired in 1982, Turbo was running at ninety-seven percent (97%) efficiency. This made it one of the most reliable passenger trains in North America.

Rapido Trains, Inc. is proud to announce TurboTrain: A Journey, the first booke to ever tell the sotry of the TurboTrain through history, stories, and photographs, the majority of which have never been published before.

ISBN: 978-0-9783611-0-5