High-speed German train inches its way through floods

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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Needs more suspension.

(Thanks to @anon87143080 over in @FGD135 's Wuppertal thread)

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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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28-good-morning-train-meme

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Peaceful, like the Spirited Away train:

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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 :grin:

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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”?