Curated OER
Flip Fast! High-Speed Trains
Students research how and why high-speed trains were developed and where they are found today. They gather information about how to make flip books. They then apply what they learn to create their own high-speed train flip books.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Rail Transport
Information on railroads is found on this site from Wikipedia encyclopedia. Discusses the history of railways, different parts of the railway, types of trains, and the economic aspects of rail ownership and operation.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Maglev Trains
Maglev trains are making history right now.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Maglev Trains 1984
The railroad industry began in the frontier days, magnetic levitation has moved it squarely into the space age.