I've been a huge fan of Maglev (magnetic levitation) rails for a LONG time. I've longed to see transcontinental (or at least regional) maglev rail system in the US for many years. Maglevs make so much sense it's not even funny.
Japan knows this.
According to Inhabitat,
The Central Japan Railway has just been granted the go-ahead to break ground on a massive maglev train line that will ferry high-speed trains across japan at blazing speeds up to 313 miles per hour. The hovering trains will connect Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka through lines that run much more efficiently than traditional trains. The project, which has been on the table since the 1970s, will cost the Japanese government a modest sum of 9 trillion yen.
What do you think about maglevs and other high speed rails?
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