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Notes from Europe: Ride the high-speed rails

I’m on vacation in Europe until the 24th. Each weekday until my return there will be a brief post about some feature of the city I’m visiting that day.

Today, I ride the high-speed Thalys train from Paris to Amsterdam. The Thalys system covers parts of France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany. With top speeds of 186 miles per hour, it’s 24% faster than Acela‘s top speed of 150 mph, and much faster than Acela’s average speed.

Both Thalys and Acela trains are loosely based on French TGV trains, though they both have significant modifications.


Thalys high-speed trains at Paris Gare du Nord.
Photo by Darkroom Daze via flickr.

March 20th, 2014 | Permalink
Tags: intercity, transportation



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