"Japan Will Build World's Fastest Train"

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THE NEW YORK TIMES reported the following in its TRAVEL section on Sunday, February 20, 2011:
"Now the Central Japan Railway Company has announced that it plans to build the fastest train in the world, between Tokyo and Nagoya, to be completed by 2027.  The new line, estimated to cost about $64 billion, runs about 178 miles on part of an existing Tokyo to Osaka line: the company expects speeds of up to 310 miles per hour, shaving travel time between the two cities to 40 minutes from about 95 minutes.  (Trains now in use top out at 167 miles per hour.)  . . . The new rail will use magnetic levitation, which uses powerful magnets to elevate the train above the track, reducing friction and increasing speed."