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		bluGill on July 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China unveils 600 kph maglev train There won't be trains across Nebraska at all, no city pair has the population to support it. (maybe Kansas city to Omaha, but that isn't very far) It doesn't take long to unload and reload a modern train. France and the US do bad, but there are better examples where it can be done in a minute.

vladTheInhaler on July 21, 2021 [–]

Here is a proposed high-speed rail system with a route across Nebraska: https://www.vox.com/2021/3/10/22303355/gen-z-high-speed-rail...

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