foleyispuzzled:

“Most Americans won’t notice these lost opportunities. They don’t get out much or realize America’s growing backwardness. They don’t comprehend that a modern rail network, including high-speed rail, is a given is every populous advanced nation. They are stuck in 1970, when…

I would take Maglev trains everywhere. EVERYWHERE. They float - you won’t spill your drink and they aren’t obnoxiously loud. I looked into taking the train to the People’s Republic of VT a while back b/c I hate flying and the drive is obnoxious. The only one available had bus runs in the middle and took three days. Depending on which days they were - otherwise it was about a week. Lame.