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How Japan’s Bullet Trains Changed Travel

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Today high-speed trains are comparable to air travel in price and door-to-door speed for shorter journeys. But decades ago locomotives faced fierce competition from air planes and private cars. Then came Japan’s bullet trains.

Then This Happened is a series about the numbers, people, and stories behind decisive moments that changed history.

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