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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (27060)	4/25/2002 10:47:40 PM
From: Elsewhere	Respond to of 281500

<Unfortunately, those who have been to the US understand that the next village doesn't lie a couple of miles down the road, as they commonly do in Europe.> Madrid-Moscow is about the same distance as east to west coast of the USA. I have been on a 3000-miles-trip to the North Cape and across Scandinavia with a VW Polo. nordkapp.com <those high speed trains would be great...> In Europe they will come. For instance, there is a plan for a high-speed line from London to Moscow, 1500 miles. Would be a great travel, maybe right on to Vladivostok with the Transsiberian railway. sciam.com orientexpress.ru <We can't even seem to make a profit with the new high speed train running from DC to NYC...> That's just Amtrak problems. Deutsche Bahn had huge losses as long as it was a public company. It has been privatized, and they are starting to be profitable. europe.cnn.com bahn.de <The tracks are not made for such speeds and there are too many curves.> There are many tilting trains available: o-keating.com <we'll have the enviro-wackos griping about how we're disrupting the atmosphere's nitrogen/oxygen ratio...> Even in Germany the Greens have peaked... In the latest state election they just got 2%.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (27060)	12/29/2002 7:50:38 AM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Personally, I'm very partial to Mag-Lev trains, but again.. we're talking BIG $$$$$... China has the $$$ :-) Germany's Schroeder in China to ride, sell trains Reuters, 12.29.02, 5:13 AM ET forbes.com "... Instead of rolling on wheels, the trains ride on a magnetic cushion that reduces friction and allows them to zip quietly along at speeds of up to 430 kph (270 mph). The Shanghai line is the world's first commercial maglev project ..."