Fastest Trains in the World
Today is National Train Day and the 40th birthday of Amtrak (see how kids and music-lovers can celebrate). The US has a speedy train (which is the fastest?), but other nations boast lightning-fast locomotives. Check out which international trains fly like rockets on the railway.
Japan’s maglev train is one of a series of test models that have been in development since the 1970s. It has set world records — how fast can it go?
The maglev line in Shanghai was a trend-setter.How quickly can passengers zoom?
The TGV high-speed rail service takes passengers from France to neighboring countries. In 2007, a dashing demo train tore up the tracks. How fast did it go?
The Ministry of Railways in China oversees this swift fleet of passenger trains.In fact, the trains were deemed too fast, and China decided to make a change. Find out what happened.
Spain’s state-run AVE delivers high-speed travel across the nation. How fast does it go?
The KTX is the high-speed train that winds through South Korea.What’s the operating speed?
This high-speed train connects London with this French city and this Belgian destination. How fast does it travel?
One of Germany's monorail maglev trains — the TR-07 test model — made news in 1989. What speed did it reach?
The THSR shaves off time for commuters traversing the west coast of Taiwan. How fast can it travel?
Russia's high-speed railway runs between its two largest cities at a zippy clip. How fast can it go?