One of the railroad presidents who faced this challenge was Ralph Budd, formerly of the Great Northern Railway and now president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Burlington), who sought to develop a more efficient high speed train to replace conventional steampowered heavyweight equipment The project hinged on two major elements, developing lighter railcars and developing anSince 08, China has implemented almost ,000 kilometres of new highspeed lines and thanks to an enormous fleet of more than 1 0 train sets, carries 800 million passengers per year (14 and growing), more than the half of the total highspeed traffic in the worldTo mark the 75th anniversary of the world speed record for steam rail travel, the National Railway Museum has arranged for Mallard to meet its five surviving sister locomotives Driver Of Steam Train Operated By Harry Potter Hogwarts Express Company Avoids Crash By Just 44 Seconds Daily Mail Online High speed steam train videos