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I'd take a 100mph maglev to LA from San Francisco if it meant faster than airport boarding, on-time departure and arrival, and a seat where I can put my legs up
by youeseh 8y ago
I'd take a 100mph maglev to LA from San Francisco if it meant faster than airport boarding, on-time departure and arrival, and a seat where I can put my legs up for the same price or less than a flight.
- dorfsmay 8y agoDoes it have to be maglev? Does it have to be that slow? Modern trains with wheels on rails are typically between 200 and 300 km/h: https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-high-speed-rail-development-worldwide https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-high-speed-rail-... *edit: replaced old link with a better one.
- youeseh 8y agoParent commenter said, "maglev", so I stayed on that train of thought.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoPun intended?
- melling 8y agoThe high-speed maglev goes close to 300 mph. The low-speed is cheaper to run. I doubt if you’d want to build a low-speed maglev between cities that are 400 miles apart.
- ip26 8y agoWhich was exactly my experience with the international trains in Europe. It was almost discombobulating, walking in the front door of the station, to the platform, and onto the train in about five minutes.