China Unveils World's Fastest Train (Video)

This weekend China has unveiled what they call the fastest rail link in the world. The cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan will be connected by a train that can reach speeds of up to 217 mph (350 kph). The commute will now take 3 hours which is down considerably from the previous time of seven and a half hours. Eventually the train will connect Guangzhou (near Hong Kong) to the capitol Beijing. This would be a great service to offer here in the U.S. on the East Coast.

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Comment by Kevin on December 27, 2009 at 4:43am: @clarke that's interesting thanks for that insight. I think the best way forward would be to lay down all new tracks for magnet trains.

Comment by clarke on December 26, 2009 at 9:14pm: surprising it's faster than the MagLev in Shanghai?

having wondered the same, as far as why the US is so far behind, I did some research. Most of the rails in the US are owned by the cargo companies & rented/leased out to passenger trains; but if a cargo train & passenger train had to go to the same place, the cargo train would have the right of way.

Apparently this all happened when Amtrak was made public

Comment by Eugene on December 26, 2009 at 5:47pm: So cool! We need that badly in California....Great post!