Maglev Train Seen Making Washington-to-Baltimore Trip at 311 MPH

Re:Maglev Train Seen Making Washington-to-Baltimore Trip at ... by chrisBob on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @09:17AM (#8492527)

I am not so sure. The US government subsidizes Amtrak [1], and if you want to start a new rail line that is probably exactly what you are looking for.

[1] to the tune of $1.4B last year http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak#Public_funding

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Re:Maglev Train Seen Making Washington-to-Baltimore Trip at ... by melling on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @10:05AM (#8492726)

Do you ever feel like we're having the same conversation over and over and over and over and over and over again? Someone really needs to do an FAQ.

You do understand that Amtrak is profitable in the Northeast?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/01/a...

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