The World's Fastest Train Could Be Headed to Washington
- Transport Secretary says need to increase U.S. rail investment
- Foxx urges rigor in study on building maglev line in U.S.
A magnetic-levitation (maglev) train passes at Central Japan Railway Co.'s Yamanashi Maglev test line, in Tsuru City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
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The U.S. wants to study the feasibility of building a Japanese-designed magnetic-levitation train line between Washington and Baltimore as part of a plan to upgrade the transportation network in the world’s largest economy.
The government, which on Saturday announced $27.8 million in funding for a maglev study, wants to build a stronger passenger rail system, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in an interview Monday in Tokyo.