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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by youeseh on Monday April 01, 2019 @07:48PM (#19549568)
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.
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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by dorfsmay on Monday April 01, 2019 @08:20PM (#19549783)
Does 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-...

*edit: replaced old link with a better one.

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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by youeseh on Monday April 01, 2019 @08:37PM (#19549899)
Parent commenter said, "maglev", so I stayed on that train of thought.
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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by melling on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @08:16AM (#19553207)
The 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.

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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by AnimalMuppet on Monday April 01, 2019 @09:10PM (#19550110)
Pun intended?
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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by ip26 on Monday April 01, 2019 @08:32PM (#19549863)
Which 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.
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