Peripherally related to our issue:
China has maglev technology based on the German Transrapid system, which they bought limited rights to when the Shanghai line was put in. China has also built the most northerly true high speed rail line to Harbin, where the climate is much like northern Alberta.
See also:
Chinese-led consortium wins Mexico high-speed rail project
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle21429186/