trains
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Watch A High-Speed Train Race A Fighter Jet
Video: If you don’t live in a country where high-speed trains are common, you might not realise how fast they can really go. Travelling at 320km/h, this TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) train in France was able to keep pace with a fighter jet during an inaugural run of a new line.
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Watch A Speeding Train Blast A Bunch Of Commuters With Snow
Video: Here’s a free piece of advice should you ever find yourself waiting for the first train to roll into a station after a heavy snowfall: Stand as far away from the tracks as possible, assuming you don’t want to get blasted with a massive storm of snow.
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America’s Railroads Are Too Busted For High Speed Trains
Amtrak trains travelling the Northeast Corridor, servicing major cities like New York, Boston, and Washington DC, are getting a $3 billion federal upgrade. But it won’t get US citizens anywhere any faster.
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Watch A Train Get Assembled
Video: Seeing a train get assembled is a lot like watching someone play with LEGO bricks, only if that someone was God and the LEGO bricks were stupidly ginormous. This timelapse of a London Elizabeth line train being built out at Bombardier in Derby is especially cool because it seems like pieces and parts are…