China is pulling ahead in worlwide race for high - speed rail transportation
By Keith B. Richburg
This article about China's aggressive investment in high-speed rail said that China's trains are the world's fastest. The article should have specified that China's conventional high-speed trains are the fastest. That category does not include maglev, a technology that uses powerful magnets to float a wheel-less train just above the track and propel it at high speed. Japan has the world's fastest maglev trains, followed by Shanghai. Although Shanghai's maglev to the airport can travel as fast as 267 mph, China limits the top speed to about 187 mph during peak hours.
China is pulling ahead in worldwide race for high-speed rail transportation
The Qingdao factory of China's CSR Sifang is a major producer of high-speed trains in China. (Keith B. Richburg - The Washington Post)
China is working on train models that will be able to reach more than 200 miles per hour. They are scheduled to be put in use on new high-speed lines around the country as China rapidly emerges as the world's leader in high-speed train technology. (Keith B. Richburg - The Washington Post)
After years of major investment in highways, China is now investing billions in a cutting-edge network of trains and subways designed to boost exports and revolutionize the flow of people and goods in the world's fastest-rising economic powerhouses. (Keith B. Richburg - The Washington Post)
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