Its pretty odd to see that now China has bullet trains but the US has none: Read http://worldtravelpass.blogspot.com/2009/12/bullet-train-in-china-and-india-but-not.html

the trail tracks doesn't look like maglab.

'Watch the movie/documentary:
Who killed the electric car?
Then you will get the answer to why gas guzzling vehicles have been the mainstay of the American transportation system until the gas price hit $4 a gallon. It's not that US does not have the technical know-how or the budget for bullet-trains.......