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Re:Cabin releases 2nd-gen fleet of sleeper bus from SF to LA... by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:08PM (#20966574)
"1.6x smoother than a maglev bullet train"? There aren't even any "maglev bullet" trains in service. (Unless they're referring to the Shanghai Transrapid, which is bumpy as hell but takes only about 10 minutes.)
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Re:Cabin releases 2nd-gen fleet of sleeper bus from SF to LA... by pseingatl on Saturday September 14, 2019 @01:03AM (#20969011)
The Shanghai maglev train is a smooth ride.
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Re:Cabin releases 2nd-gen fleet of sleeper bus from SF to LA... by 1v1id on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:21PM (#20966724)
What do you mean? The Japanese bullet train is maglev, and frankly I was under the assumption that almost all "bullet" trains need to use maglev to get those kinds of speeds.

https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/maglev-bullet-train

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Re:Cabin releases 2nd-gen fleet of sleeper bus from SF to LA... by CHY872 on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:24PM (#20966752)
Bullet trains are sadly not maglev. They actually don't go _that_ fast (180-200MPH-ish is common), but look incredibly sleek compared to European high speed trains due to the aerodynamics of dealing with the large number of tunnels that Japan has.
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Re:Cabin releases 2nd-gen fleet of sleeper bus from SF to LA... by thirtyseven on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:25PM (#20966757)
From your own link:

"In 2009, the Maglev system was approved and entered commercial construction. The linear Chuo Shinkansen line is planned to link Tokyo and Nagoya by the year 2027."

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Re:Cabin releases 2nd-gen fleet of sleeper bus from SF to LA... by 1v1id on Friday September 13, 2019 @06:35PM (#20967343)
Oh, gotcha. Thanks!
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