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I'd be interested to read more about the actual problems and how maglev trains might make them worse. Not that I don't believe you, but it seems counterintuitive and I'm curious now
The biggest problems is the high cost of building track. Remember that trains do not cover everything, so you have to pay for roads (though in the most transit friendly places the few trucks that are needed drive on the sidewalks next to pedestrians no problem). Automated rail is the cheapest to operate, but there are very high upfront costs that may never be paid for compared to running a bus. (when self driving car…
Right, I suppose that does make sense. What are the odds of a standardised high speed rail track being adopted at some point so that multiple manufacturers could build cars for that?