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Originally Posted by hkskyline
Nagoya actually has an urban maglev line up and running for many years already. The Linimo Line runs in the outskirts and is over 15 years old already.
http://www.linimo.jp/language/en/ |
Per wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linimo
The Linimo operating speed is 100 km/hr or 62 mph.
Amtrak's Acela travels up to 135 mph, more than twice the speed of Linimo, as is between DC and Baltimore. Linimo will not be an upgrade, it would be a downgrade.
Shucks, I can get a 1960s era VW Beetle up to 62 mph, getting it to 300 mph will require significant changes. Sorry, Linimo is a poor proof of concept for a 300 mph train.