''Japan wants to sell its super-fast levitating trains to the US''

[TopWargamer]

http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/11/19/5120334/japan-wants-to-sell-maglev-trains-to-the-us

Former US politicians have visited Japan for a ride on a train that uses magnetic levitation to travel at 315 mph. As cities around the world consider the introduction of maglev trains, the Japanese government hopes the American group's experience of the journey — a test ahead of Japan's planned introduction of a new high-speed maglev train line between the cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka — will encourage American companies to invest in the expensive technology for deployment in their own nation.

The Americans on the train were on the advisory board of The Northeast Maglev, a company that is aiming to build a US line linking Washington DC to New York via maglev train. The New York Times reports the journey time between the cities would be reduced from three hours — via the US' current fastest train, Amtrak's Acela — to one hour on the new maglev line. Motherboard reports that the journey time between Washington DC and Baltimore would be a scant 15 minutes.

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Construction is due to begin on the Japanese maglev line next year. It will stretch from Tokyo in the east to Nagoya in the center of the country by 2027, and on to Osaka in the Kansai region by 2045.

I'd love to see these pop up all over the US. Would make commuting MUCH faster and possibly easier. Hopefully the US will get on board with this and begin production on these trains.

[Bluejay0]

Yes please. I'll take 2 tickets.

[Mbarton]

They just want to sell ot so they can make a instant train. Go japan
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[brownninja97]

They just want to sell ot so they can make a instant train. Go japan

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NONON thats the imperial flag, dont use that, it will offend many people

 

 

This is the flag

[Stonep11]

I would use trains, if they weren't slower, yet the same price as planes.  I would actually prefer trains, as I could see there being less delays.  I know these trains in question are faster, I am just referring to the trains already in the US.

[miyabwah]

They should make a train station in Compton. It'll get shot up in five minutes!

[Mbarton]

NONON thats the imperial flag, dont use that, it will offend many people

 

 

This is the flag

I know what you mean.but i like the imperial flag but your probably right about people getting offended bout it . 

[That Norwegian Guy]

Pffft, the NSA are probably downloading the blueprints as we speak. Completely for free. Reverse piracy!

[Razarza]

It would be nice to have these trains in Australia, but knowing our government they would rather use steampowered trains from the 1900s.