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der ICE (ICE-Züge)
der Intercity-Expresszug (-züge)
   InterCity Express train (ICE, high-speed train)

Am 29. Mai 1991 ging der erste ICE in Betrieb.
On May 29, 1991 the first ICE [InterCity Express] went into service.
Die Deutsche Bahn AG schickt zur Feier des Tages den Intercity-Expresszug — kurz ICE — namens Jena.
The Deutsche Bahn AG [German railway] is sending the Intercity Express train (ICE for short) named Jena to celebrate the day.
Der schwerste Unfall mit einem Hochgeschwindigkeitszug war die ICE-Katastrophe von Eschede am 3. Juni 1998.
The worst high-speed train accident was the ICE disaster at Eschede [Germany] on June 3, 1998.

Related:
die Eisenbahn (die Bahn) railway, railroad
die Lokomotive (die Lok) locomotive, (train) engine
der Waggon rail car/coach/carriage
der Zug train

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