Hey America, Make With the !@~$ High-Speed Rail Already. High-Speed Rail Operators Team Up Against Airlines
| July 5, 2007 |  View for printing |
In April, a train built by the French engineering firm Alstom screamed along the Ligne à Grande Vitesse, the Paris-to-Strasbourg high-speed rail system, at a record- breaking 357 miles per hour. The whizzing run past Vendôme provided a glimpse of next-gen railway travel, and Alstom execs hope, set the company up for future contracts in emerging high-speed rail markets like China and India.
Conspicuously absent among those emerging markets: the US.
David Wolman
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High-Speed Rail Operators Team Up Against Airlines
Operators of the emerging high-speed rail lines in Europe are joining forces to improve the way European travelers move around the region. Some hope the partnership could increase competition between rail and low-cost airlines.
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