Was the high-speed train that derailed and smashed into a bridge pillar Wednesday in northern Germany, killing at least 92 people, going too fast? Officials aren't prepared to say, but today they did set a new speed limit of 160 kph (100 mph) as an investigation continues. The Inter City Express trains are capable of speeds up to 280 kph; the train that crashed Wednesday was doing 200 kph, standard for the type of track it was on.
Slowing the Trains
Was the high-speed train that derailed and smashed into a bridge pillar Wednesday in northern Germany, killing at least 92 people, going too fast? Officials aren't prepared to say, but today they did set a new speed limit of 160 kph (100 mph) as an investigation continues. The Inter City Express trains are capable of speeds up to 280 kph; the train that crashed Wednesday was doing 200 kph, standard for the type of track it was on.
