As the Earth continues to populate and develop at an alarming rate, urban sprawl extends outwards, requiring futuristic transit options to connect communities.
Nowadays, many people have jobs within the downtown core but live in suburbia in the next town over. Developing the land further and further away from the central metropolis is a constant occurrence, which has spurred the creation of varying high speed rail designs since buses and subways are increasingly overcrowded and inefficient. With people in Europe and China already enjoying the use of bullet trains, America is overseeing the first of this kind of transit in California.
There is no doubt that the newest transit technology lies within high speed super trains, but the prospect of future projects already begs the question: can there be a balance between infrastructure improvement and environmental responsibility?
16 Futuristic Transit Options
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Supercharged Public Transit
High-Speed Rail is Coming to America Soon
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Ultra High Speed Public Pods
SkyTran Individual Maglev System
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Lavish Lattice Train Stations
Tianjin's High Speed Rail Station is a Transit Cathedral of Light
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World Travel Tunnel Trains
The Future Has Arrived with 'Evacuated Tube Transport'
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Extraordinary Eco Speed-Trains
The Hassell A-HSV is a Bullet Train into the Future
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Slithering Slope Stations
'Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus' by Aedas is Glorious
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360 MPH Supertrains
TGV French Rail Train Sets Record
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Supersonic Monorails
China's ‘He Xie' is the Fastest Train in the World
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High Speed EcoTrains
Greener, Faster Travel for Californians
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High-Speed Train Transfers
Moving Platforms from Priestmangoode Makes Train Travel Faster
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Speedy Commuter Trains
The Train CRH380A in China is as Fast as a Low-Speed Jet Plane
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Eco Bullet Trains
Connecticut Set to Receive $117 Billion Amtrak Super Express Train
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Threaded Train Tracks
Anatoly Unitsky's String Transport System Uses Suspended Steel Wires
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Cost-Saving Trains
RailEdge Rail Traffic-Control Software Improves Transportation Efficiency
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Sino-European Train Stations
China To Connect High Speed Rail to Europe
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Speedy Low-Carbon Trains
The Priestmangoode Mercury Could Change Domestic Rail Travel
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Miniature Toy Trains
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