The Hokuriku Shinkansen (E7 Series)

The Hokuriku Shinkansen E7 at Tokyo Station October 2023

The Hokuriku Shinkansen is a high speed train E7 that runs between Tokyo and Tsuruga. Some of it’s technical features include improved braking performance and shorter braking distances when earthquakes or emergencies occur. There is also a streamlined shape nose which helps reduce noise. It’s maximum operating speed is 260 km/h and it has the capacity of 924 passengers. The Hokuriku Shinkansen makes stops at these cities: Tokyo, Omiya, Karuizawa, Nagano, Toyama, Kanazawa, Fukui, and Tsuruga among others.

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James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Moss Beach, CA

 

 

James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Moss Beach, CA

 

James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is a beach with diverse marine life such as algae, crabs, sponges, sea-stars, mollusks, and fish. James Fitzgerald, a former San Mateo County board of supervisor president, passed a bill designating the Moss Beach tide-pool area as a Reserve. It is a great resource for studying marine life, the coastal ecosystem, and natural history. One current issue is impacting the marine reserve is over-tourism with over 130,000 people annually damaging the tidepools and is threatening to destroy this sheltered refuge. Hopefully the Marine Reserve staff and volunteers can control the over eager tourists visiting the reserve in the future.