The Northeast Maglev: A maglev for America | The Economist
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AMERICA does not have any genuine high-speed rail services. But that has not discouraged an intrepid group that wants to build support for a superconducting maglev train between Washington and New York. The Northeast Maglev (TNEM), the private, Washington, DC-based company behind the idea, has backing from the Japan Central Railroad and the Japanese government, and a board of advisers that includes former governors of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.