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A Kawasaki MARC Bi Level is 15' 6.5" tall, A Bombardier Multilevel is 14' 5" tall. The Duplex is 14' 2", it'll fit

An existing design would be the best option for new HSR traisets. Personally, I think a Alstom TGV Duplex derived design would be a great starting point. The TGV Duplex is shorter in height than a Bombardier MultiLevel Coach, making it compatible with the NEC and existing Catanary. Using newer...

TubularRail would eliminate all of the drawbacks and hurdles of existing technologies.It eliminates the rail entirely, by turning the train into a projectile moved through a network of hoops that can be arranged in unlimited configurations, relating to the needs of the routes. Each hoop can be...

Maglev's greatest advantage for US HSR being 100% free of FRA **** impeding it's capability to reach top speed. It's disadvantage is the requirement of special tracks that may be incompatible with existing stations. Improved designs could create highly efficient and ultra fast trains that can be...

There is an Acela replacement design in existence. The Amtrak HST Concept is designed by Cesar Vergara, the Visionary Industrial Designer for the Future of Public Transportation behind the GE Genesis, F59PHI, Superliner II, Phase IV Livery, Surfliner, and the Cascades. Prior in 1992 to the...