作者（王雄、楊宇治、孫鑫、王池英）以詳實的史料、豐富的人物訪談和大量鮮為人知的素材，清晰地描繪出了中國高鐵的發展軌跡，記述了中國高鐵發展的復雜性、曲折性，印證了社會主義制度能夠集中力量辦大事的優越性，彰顯了中國高鐵的無窮魅力和燦爛前景。

Introduction: Drawing Speed from Opening-upChapter ⅠDoes China Need High-Speed Railways?The Call for a Beijing-Shanghai PassageWheel/Rail vs. MaglevPractice Speaks LoudestChapter ⅡUshering in the”Era of Wind”Prologue for High-Speed Railways in ChinaBeijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway: A Beautiful DebutA Long-Anticipated DebutChapter ⅢChinese Model of High-Speed Railway DevelopmentForeign Technologies and the Chinese MarketThe Demise of Domestic Multiple Unit (MU)Market and TechnologyChapter ⅣHigh-Speed Railway DiplomacyHigh-Speed Railway and the WorldFormer Railway KingdomHigh-Speed Entanglement between China and JapanChapter ⅤReturn to Common SenseFull-scale Speed AdjustmentSpeed Reduction and Fare of High-Speed TrainsInvestment and Debt for High-Speed RailChapter ⅥHigh-Speed Rail OperationsHSR Operation OrganizationHuge HSR Passenger FlowChina High-Speed Railway Becoming Full-fledgedEpilogue: Speed Has Changed ChinaAuthor’’s Epilogue: My Life with Trains