Big Plans For High-Speed Trains

High-speed trains, already popular in Europe and Japan, are being considered in the U.S.

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October 16, 2001, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Welcome to the world of high-speed trains. Europeans and Japanese have been riding them for years, and while Americans have yet to jump aboard, all that may soon change. Whether it's high-speed rail connecting all 800 miles of California, or magnetic levitation, as proposed in Florida, engineers and politicians are reconsidering these alternative ways to sprint from city to city."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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