Originally published at: High-speed German train inches its way through floods | Boing Boing
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Still faster than most Amtrak trains.
Spirited Away in real life!
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.
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!
The possibly-unintended spelling brought a smile to my lips, so I won’t correct it.
ICE, ICE, baby…
Sooo, I’m reading this as: “Fart, over water”…
“Sleigh ride” is especially good: Schlittenfahrt.
Nicht schnell.
I came here to see the train clear the puddle by running through it at 300 km/h. Leaving disappointed.
I remember my dad trying to learn German. He could never ever say “Ausfahrt” (exit) without bursting into giggles.
I’m guessing that LZB doesn’t work underwater.
P.S. Would Japanese high speed trains ramming through snow do instead?
Floodpiercer!
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
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”?