Why Do Trains Run On Tracks?

Published: June 21, 2019, 8:10 p.m.

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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\\u2019t trains have seat belts? We\\u2019re traveling to Union Station in Washington, DC and answering all of your questions with Amtrak\\u2019s Patrick Kidd.

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