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This is back in the news again. Via SNAFU -
Reminds me of a few projects from the 1920s and 1930s. Also, McDonnell Douglas had a project around the early 1990s for cargo, likely inspired by a Japanese project begun in the 1980s.
Original promotional CGI video from 2018 (looks pretty much the same as the clip from RT):
A couple of (understandably sceptical) news pieces on it from the time:
www.newsweek.com
www.nbcnews.com
Reminds me of a few projects from the 1920s and 1930s. Also, McDonnell Douglas had a project around the early 1990s for cargo, likely inspired by a Japanese project begun in the 1980s.
Original promotional CGI video from 2018 (looks pretty much the same as the clip from RT):
A couple of (understandably sceptical) news pieces on it from the time:
![www.newsweek.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fd.newsweek.com%2Fen%2Ffull%2F1028405%2Fgettyimages-473872282.jpg&hash=1cf18383f3075b82c68d8ed1c2cf79df&return_error=1)
Flying Train 'Travels Up to 400 Miles Per Hour'
The proposed train could carry up to 2,000 passengers while suspended above a magnetic rail.
![www.newsweek.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fg.newsweek.com%2Fthemes%2Fnewsweek%2Ffavicons%2Ffavicon-32x32.png&hash=99530390481e309888ac7deb3504ac46&return_error=1)
![www.nbcnews.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Ft_nbcnews-fp-1200-630%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Abest%2Fnewscms%2F2018_29%2F2499396%2F180716-flying-train-se-1241p.jpg&hash=bf915007b2442dd559664fa9a210dcb2&return_error=1)
Look! Up in the sky! It's ... a 400-mph train!
A Russian engineer offers up his vision for a high-speed train that flies between stations.
![www.nbcnews.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fnodeassets.nbcnews.com%2Fcdnassets%2Fprojects%2Framen%2Ffavicon%2Fnbcnews%2Fall-other-sizes-PNG.ico%2Ffavicon-16x16.png&hash=a670b68cb364429b88b39aeb477e0bb5&return_error=1)