World's Longest High-speed Rail Starts Operation

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 26: (CHINA OUT) Stewardesses stand beside a CRH high-speed train at Beijing West Railway Station on December 26, 2012 in Beijing, China. The world's longest high-speed rail route linking Beijing and Guangzhou started operation on Wednesday. Running at an average speed of 300 kilometers per hour, the 2,298-kilometer new route will cut the travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou from more than 20 hours to around eight. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)