Assignment 7: Alexander Reese

On October 3, 1997, Japan's Maglev train broke the world speed record at 280.3 miles per hour. In Japan, the public transit is significantly more important and much more well implemented. It is basically an integral part of living in huge cities such as Japan where traffic from cars is so bad it isn't even worth it. The maglev trains are particularly interesting because they run on magnetic levitation as opposed to wheels on a track. Currently, they are viewed as a more "future technology" like the Google glass. Sure we HAVE it, but practical, fullscale implementation isn't possible at the moment. Maglev trains are much more expensive to build, but operating costs and maintenance are lower. Not many serve the public, and the three that do are all in Asia. More tracks are being built and testing tracks are working on making these trains better. Personally, I hope to see a lot more of these in the future.