CS292 Spring 2010: Group #2, Summary of Wired Magazine Article “Superfast Bullet Trains Are Finally Coming to the U.S.” 2/2010 Issue

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