Jun 08 2008
Levitating train from L.A. to Las Vegas gets boost
President Bush signed a transportation bill on June 6, 2008 that includes $45 million for a levitating train from Las Vegas to Disneyland. The project has been in the planning stages for quite some time. This bill represents a shift in the federal governments view on mass public transportation as a solution to congestion on the nations highways.The AP reports
Derided by critics as pie in the sky, the train would use magnetic levitation technology to carry passengers from Disneyland to Las Vegas in well under two hours, traveling at speeds of up to 300 mph. It would be the first MagLev system in the U.S. The money is the largest cash infusion in the project’s nearly 20-year history. It will pay for environmental studies for the first leg of the project.
