High speed race heats up. (development of conventional and magnetic-levitation trains)

From: Railway Age | Date: May 1, 1990| Author: Welty, Gus | Copyright information

The question no longer has to do with "If." It's When?" And Where?"

When will the first high speed rail or magnetic-levitation passenger transportation system go into operation in North America?

And where will it be?

Actually, a lot of questions do remain, all of them based upon the six basic questions that all aspiring reporters learn in Journalism 101: Who, what, where, when, why and how.

The " where " and " when " are the easiest q...

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