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A sensible 'no'

Written by Rosa Colucci on .

Building a Maglev high-speed system from Pittsburgh to Greensburg or to the Pittsburgh International Airport is sheer nonsense. Glad the feds turned down that proposal ("Maglev Funding Nonexistent," Jan. 28). It would be a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Maglev transportation systems are very high-speed trains on magnetic "tracks" and are economically feasible only for long-distance travel.

Maglev from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., or Philadelphia and New York -- yes -- but not 20- to 30-mile distances. Forget it.

 

R. RUDY FILEK
Morgantown, W.Va.

 

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