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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by vladTheInhaler on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @04:35PM (#27898938)
> All things that are not needed.

> There is some need for that.

I see.

> Trains should never serve food or drink. Passengers can get off the train at a station.

There aren't going to be stations all across Nebraska or what have you. And even if there were, stopping repeatedly would defeat the purpose of high-speed rail. All that time speeding up and slowing down starts to add up very quickly.

Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by bluGill on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:04PM (#27901913)
There won't be trains across Nebraska at all, no city pair has the population to support it. (maybe Kansas city to Omaha, but that isn't very far)

It doesn't take long to unload and reload a modern train. France and the US do bad, but there are better examples where it can be done in a minute.

Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by vladTheInhaler on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @12:06AM (#27902221)
Here is a proposed high-speed rail system with a route across Nebraska: https://www.vox.com/2021/3/10/22303355/gen-z-high-speed-rail...
Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by cguess on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @08:03PM (#27900751)
Don't forget it would massively extend every stop. At least an hour+ at each station if you expect every passenger to detrain (with their luggage, because they're not leaving it on the train), wait in line, probably dawdle and then reboard.
Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by bluGill on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:05PM (#27901920)
1 minute per station is perfectly doable if you dont have bad equipment and stations.