

Japanese JR-Maglev  (Source: Yosemite)
Government funnels $45M into maglev proposal.









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By The Irish Patient on 6/10/2008 11:54:00 AM , Rating: 2
For those who don't live in the Northeast corridor, Amtrak has a (potentially) high speed train called the Acela running between Boston and Washington, DC. The problem is that speeds are severely limited by the ancient track for most of its route.

I take the Acela occasionally from New Haven, Connecticut to DC. The Acela is no faster than a clunky commuter rail car from New Haven to Metropark, NJ. Then it gets up and flies the rest of the way to DC.

Let me tell you, the Acela is a thing of beauty at sustained speeds of 100+ mph. Trains like this (with track to match) are what this country needs, not some pork barrel maglev project. This is old tech that works. No one would fly between NYC and DC if the track got fixed up all the way. Same thing between NYC and Boston.

