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-- Did you know that the fastest vehicle ever to run on rails (at over 6,000 miles per hour) was rocket powered and driverless?-- Take a look at the world's most impressive locomotives and learn fun facts, about the fastest, oldest and most luxurious trains ever built.-- Take a journey through the history of trains, from the early giants of steam to the latest bullet-shaped speed machines.-- Visit the Quicklinks Web site and look at videos of old American steam trains, see modern Japanese electric trains and take a virtual tour of the Rocky Mountaineer!Turnbull, S. is the author of 'Trains', published 2002 under ISBN 9780794501747 and ISBN 0794501745.
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