The January 2009 issue of TRAINS magazine reported that the FRA "is accepting applications for $45 million in grants for proposed magnetic levitation projects in or between: Pittsburgh, Pa., Baltimore-Washington, and Atlanta-Chattanooga, Tenn. The FRA may award one of more grants for planning or infrastructure."
I ask why is it taking so long? The Chinese have been running successful maglev trains in revenue service between Shanghai and the Shanghai airport for a couple of years now at speeds over 300mph. Why don't we just buy the Chinese models and say "all aboard"?
My word, you know we can't learn from other countries! It's unAmerican!
Yup - Although the technology is up and runing, the agencies here will "study" Maglev and basically try to reinvent the wheel.