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The Black Beetle ran a series of time trials over existing tracks running between Butler, Indiana and Stryker, Ohio. This long, straight, and level stretch of railway provided an ideal testing ...
In 1966, engineers strapped two B-58 Hustler bomber engines to a commuter railcar—and the M-497 Black Beetle was born. Hitting 183 mph, it became the fastest train ever to run in North America ...