Oh neat -- Chinese high-speed maglev trains!

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yet another way in which the U.S. is lagging behind

The experimental one they built only goes up to 100 mph, but they're working on one to go from Shanghai to Hangzhou in about 30 mins(at 280 mph).

So, if they figure out how to manufacture these things cheap-like, can we finally start building(read: importing) mass hi-speed public rail in america, then?

― kingfish doesn't live here anymore (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 1 May 2006 21:38 (nineteen years ago)

Not as far behind as you think (well, up until January of this year):

http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 1 May 2006 21:42 (nineteen years ago)

Whenzat actually s'posed to start up, anyway?

― kingfish doesn't live here anymore (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 1 May 2006 21:44 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.ucomics.com/comics/tt/2006/tt060420.gif

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 1 May 2006 21:47 (nineteen years ago)

Our Dear Decider now resembles a north american basselope(sans antlers) about to take flight

― kingfish doesn't live here anymore (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 1 May 2006 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

There's also a supertrain project in the works to connect LA to Vegas. 80 minutes to Vegas! The only problem has been the collection of funds. It's still in the initial stages of planning. Who know's how far this will go.

― van igloo (van smack), Monday, 1 May 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

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