Germany virtually invented the modern highway with its 1930s "Autobahnen," built by the Nazis primarily for military purposes. Today, the country has Europe's most elaborate highway network. Most "Autobahnen" do not have a speed limit, a contrast to the very strict speed restrictions and slow Trabant cars of former East Germany. German railroads are mostly state-owned and efficient. Its ICE LOST THE HIGH-SPEED TRAIN RACE TO THE FRENCH TGV. GERMANY IS NOW PLANNING A 200-MILE-PER-HOUR MAGLEV TRAIN.
