A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world’s longest passenger train this past weekend. Its trip was one of the most spectacular journeys through the Alps, according to greekreporter.com.
Rhaetian Railway (RhB) carried out its world record attempt on Saturday. The train was comprised of one hundred carriages, measuring a total length of 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles).
The train carried 150 passengers with a digital destination sign on the front reading “Alpine Cruise” with dazzling sunshine reflecting off its shiny, silver roof.
An average U.S. passenger carriage is roughly 25 meters (85 feet) in length in a typical, thirteen-carriage train. That’s just over 320 meters (1,000 feet) for comparison, including space for the driver.
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