A long time ago,people rode horses. the first trains used horses, too. horses pulled the train cars. in 1830, peter cooper built a steam locomotive. his locomotive and a horse had a race. his locomotive was faster and stronger than the horse. but the locomotive broke down, and the horse won the race. they had another race. this time the steam locomotive won.
today, trains are faster and stronger than peter cooper,s steam locomotive. some trains can go faster than 430 kilometers
per hour. that,s fast!