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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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