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Zeppelin on Wheels section walks through the stands ofThis photo of the experimental Schienenzeppelin (or "Zeppelin on wheels") was taken by Times photographer from the Berlin Bureau in October 1930. The futuristic German bullet train featured a rear mounted propeller that "knifed through the rising mists to the roar of a 400 horsepower gasoline motor." Its sleek aluminum chassis quickly broke railway speed records. "Rail Zeppelin' Speeds 143. 75 Miles an Hour; World Record Is Set on Hamburg Berlin Run,"