Originally published at: High-speed German train inches its way through floods | Boing Boing
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Still faster than most Amtrak trains.
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Spirited Away in real life!
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The train’s not going to float away like a VW beetle, but there’s no way to know if the roadbed’s been undermined by flood waters. Going slowly reduces the risk.
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The rain was coming down five or six weeks
The railroad track was like the bed of a creek
It slowed him down to a ten-mile gait
And it made the western mail exactly eight hours late
Casey Jones, plowin’ through the water
Casey Jones, sluggin’ through the mud
Casey Jones, plowin’ through the… Ahh-Ahh-Achoo!
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The possibly-unintended spelling brought a smile to my lips, so I won’t correct it.
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ICE, ICE, baby…
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Sooo, I’m reading this as: “Fart, over water”…
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“Sleigh ride” is especially good: Schlittenfahrt.
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Nicht schnell.
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I came here to see the train clear the puddle by running through it at 300 km/h. Leaving disappointed.
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I remember my dad trying to learn German. He could never ever say “Ausfahrt” (exit) without bursting into giggles.
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I’m guessing that LZB doesn’t work underwater.
P.S. Would Japanese high speed trains ramming through snow do instead?
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At high speeds I wonder if it would hydroplane, or this:
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Floodpiercer!
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On a roadtrip with a colleague through Germany then on into the Netherlands, the exit signs change from ‘Ausfahrt’ to ‘Uit’ .
Tony commented on how the exits had stopped farting, and started weeting. I was still chuckling 5 miles later - which at his speed didn’t take long 
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Given the current those things draw, I am impressed how well insulated the power lines and connections must be. Or is that water now seriously “hot”?
