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Magnetically-levitated trains go underground during this period. They travel through vacuum tunnels, eliminating virtually all aerodynamic drag, enabling them to reach speeds of several thousand kilometers per hour. Following the pattern set by the above-ground mag-levs of the previous 20 years, these super-high speed mag-lev train tunnels link adjacent cities of North America, Europe and East Asia. No commercial jet can compete with them, since they are now faster, safer, quieter, and smoother than any plane, and are not impacted by weather. Interestingly, most of the companies that own and operate these mag-lev systems are the commercial airlines themselves, who anticipated and indeed, contributed to this development.
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