Why have bullet trains have been an elusive American goal for more than 50 years? Plus, the latest on the Ethiopian Airlines crash, and the story of an undercover cop whose career was shaped by his county’s drug problems.
By contrast, two of China's newest bullet trains are ready to depart Shanghai's Hongqiao Railway Station for Beijing. The journey--covering a distance of that between New York City and Chicago--will take less than five hours.
The U.S. has tried to build high-speed rail for 50 years
by Ben Bradford
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Today, a train ride from LA to San Francisco takes 12 hours. In 1937, it took 10.
After preliminary report of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, what’s next for Boeing?
by Jack Stewart
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The Ethiopian government has published its preliminary report into the plane crash that killed all 157 people on board last month. It was the second crash involving a Boeing 737 Max in five months. The report found that the crew on the Ethiopian Airlines flight followed all the procedures provided by Boeing, but still weren’t able […]
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