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HAB911

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25. The American Century is over

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 08:05 AM

Sep 2017

unless we get rid of Republicans

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China launches world's fastest bullet trains, zipping from Shanghai to Beijing at 350 km/h [View all] brooklynite Sep 2017 OP

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #1

Sorry, but it wasn't funny the first time! Podkayne K Sep 2017 #7

Well said. DavidDvorkin Sep 2017 #8

Found this on Wikipedia Liberalagogo Sep 2017 #9

+ 1 Achilleaze Sep 2017 #24

THANKS! Podkayne K Sep 2017 #35

using all that $$ from americans who would rather lose their jobs than give up cheap stuff msongs Sep 2017 #2

Er, no. That is a rather narrow view. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #5

China has more people that consider themselves middle class weissmam Sep 2017 #26

Err didn't Americans use all that $$ money they borrowed from China ? lunasun Sep 2017 #28

Good for China .. Hieronymus Sep 2017 #3

No they are not content with Amtrak . They are trying to bring it down lunasun Sep 2017 #30

In other news, GOP coal fired steam engine is building up steam. rickford66 Sep 2017 #4

Well it makes a difference when you aren't spending 700 billion trying to rule the world n2doc Sep 2017 #6

It could be much worse... TomVilmer Sep 2017 #11

Just for all to know,,,that is ...217.48..mph .... in our way of thinking... also,, Stuart G Sep 2017 #10

Americans fly or drive because .. Hieronymus Sep 2017 #14

US, Liberia, and Burma cling to non-metric systems. Great company in the 21st century Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #18

That's fast but France's Grande Vitesse trains have reach much higher speeds long ago brush Sep 2017 #21

I've seen 120mph on the 'regular' train DorothyG Sep 2017 #34

I think your estimates are probably off by at least several orders of magnitude metalbot Sep 2017 #22

I've ridden on the slow (300kmh) version and COLGATE4 Sep 2017 #12

Not exactly "homemade" dalton99a Sep 2017 #13

Man, that's a pretty train. KatyaR Sep 2017 #15

I would love to see that here. smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #16

Meantime tRump wants coal-fired steam engines for MAGA, you know. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #17

we only build oil pipelines that go that fast mdbl Sep 2017 #19

The auto and oil industry will never let it happen here gyroscope Sep 2017 #20

Good point. procon Sep 2017 #27

This stuff again? All actions create reactions, and this election was a real doozy. Hortensis Sep 2017 #31

Meanwhile, republicans PISS on America's trains Achilleaze Sep 2017 #23

Now, if we can get them to piss on the third rail... LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2017 #40

The American Century is over HAB911 Sep 2017 #25

And I thought Deutsche Bahn was fast. n/t teezy Sep 2017 #29

Central planning is an amazing thing. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #32

Just for comparison - Shanghai to Beijing is roughly same as Atlanta to New York City. Le Gaucher Sep 2017 #33

About the same as flying without .. Hieronymus Sep 2017 #37

I've always liked trains and remember when they .. Hieronymus Sep 2017 #36

Rather then stating Nazi speed, what is that in American speed? Kaleva Sep 2017 #38

217 miles per hour, U.S. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2017 #41

Thanks. I'm using my tablet and it's a bugger to open another tab to get the info. Kaleva Sep 2017 #42

so the total time savings is 21 minutes onetexan Sep 2017 #39