Tag: High-speed

For 1/10th our Covid bill – a 385-mph train from Beijing, China to Seattle, Washington

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A reporter placed his finger on the 69-foot, 24,000-pound Maglev (magnetic levitation)  train and with a small push, the train moved. This was the latest technological leap by China and its 4.5 million engineers (U.S. has less than 500,000) - the prototype of a 385-miles per hour (mph) passenger train set to be operational in … Continue reading For 1/10th our Covid bill – a 385-mph train from Beijing, China to Seattle, Washington

“Socialist” China speeds ever faster, while America ignores modern technology for economical high-speed travel

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMVK0KDK40s Americans are proud of Amtrak, and the only "high-speed" train operating in America - Acela, which zooms down the East Coast for 454 miles from Boston to Washington D.C. Well, not exactly "zooms." The only "high-speed" section is 34 miles long. Acela's average pace between New York City (NYC) and Boston is 65 miles … Continue reading “Socialist” China speeds ever faster, while America ignores modern technology for economical high-speed travel