Heralded as the 'Zeppelin on Rails', it was the propeller-powered train that promised to beckon a new era in travel. On June 21, 1931, the Schienenzeppelin set a new speed record for the ...

this was actually an experimental German railcar named the Schienenzeppelin—“Zeppelin on Rails”—due to its resemblance to airships. Propelled by an airplane propeller mounted at the rear, it set a ...