CS292 Spring 2010: Group #2, Summary of Wired Magazine Article “Superfast Bullet Trains Are...
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Superfast Bullet Trains are Coming to the US Bailin Gao Matt Gioia Joe Greenbaum
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Superfast Bullet Trains are Coming to the US
Bailin GaoMatt Gioia
Joe Greenbaum
America falls behind in high-speed transit
Amtrak’s Acela service the only transit system identified as high-speed. Compared to TGV and Maglev airport train
Bringing high-speed transit to US has been one of Obama’s priorities
Important to note that exact requirements for transit system to be “high speed” dependant on current tech.
1st high-speed railway, the Liverpool & Manchester railway
Shanghai Maglev in China – world’s fastest passenger train
TGV in France – world’s fastest high-speed transit system
US hopes to have high-speed lines operational within next decade
Purple line
Spain’s rail network
Tiwan’s rail network
China’s rail network
Talk about the 5 proposed areas
• Talk about CA hurdles
• 2hr 40min time limit
• Hurdles for Merced
• >3 hr, people go for planes
Impossible speed of 220mph
• Briefly mention France and Spain’s systems
• Midwest System
old freight line
• Texas T-Bone
Texas’ elevated trains
• NE Line
No coordination
• FL Line
Federal Money
Although the technology has already been developed to create bullet trains…
Encouraging Facts for Completion
