How do trains work? We went to Union Station in Washington, DC to answer a whole wagonload of questions with Amtrak's Patrick Kidd.A few years ago, we left our studio in Vermont to hop on the Amtrak Acela train that runs multiple trips per day between Washington, DC, New York City and Boston. But don't worry; we got off before the train departed! It was so much fun, we wanted to bring you that journey again!Questions we're answering in this episode: How do trains work? What about electric trains? Steam trains? Bullet trains? Why do they have to go on tracks? How can trains go so fast even though they're so heavy? And why don’t trains have seat belts?Download our learning guides:<a href="https://www.vpr.org/sites/vpr/files/202009/why_do_trains_run_on_tracks_.pdf"> PDF</a> |<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1T9ozG0dTN6tnHlVVujHhKkWWeOxnY4Zj7e9X7JrYhKs/copy"> Google Slide</a> |<a href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/fc/61/6b877100472ca053ca9b556ae804/butwhy-254-trains-transcript.pdf">Transcript</a>

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