High Speed Trains

These German trains reach a top speed of 186 mph! They are manufactured by Siemens, which is a large German company. Did you know, Siemens actually also make the Muni light rail trains in San Francisco?

This train on the right may not be a TGV, but it looks very similar. TGVs are usually double decker, and reach about 200 mph. They are very fast trains, faster than ICE trains of Germany.

China has very fast trains. They may need to focus a bit more on their government, but I have to admit they did a very good job on their trains. They usually reach over 200 mph, which is even faster than TGV!

Trenitalia trains are very fast. This one on the right is a Frenciarossa 1000, a high speed train in Italy. It reaches 240 mph, and it is the fastest train in Italy. In my opinion, it looks "bored."

You may not think that Spain actually has high speed rail. But they actually do: Spain's Renfe train system includes the Renfe Ave, a series of intercity high speed trains that go to places like Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon's Oriente train station by Santiago Calatrava.

This train is one of the two only high speed trains in the US. It runs along the east coast of the US, reaching speeds of up to 150 mph. These trains are being replaced to the Alstom Avelia Liberty trains, manufactured by the French company Alstom.