China's High-Speed-Rail Revolution

The world’s fastest rail line, clocked at 245 miles per hour, is located in China and has greatly surpassed France’s high-speed train. There are more trains on the way for China, one being a massive project nearing 300 billion dollars that would connect all of their major cities by 2020. A director of the Global Rail Innovation Center says, "Over the next five years there'll be more high-speed rail added in China than the rest of the world combined.” High-speed rails are eco-friendly and will also accommodate a larger number of passengers. This number is expected to triple to five billion by 2020. The WuGuang will have 625 bridges and 221 tunnels that will demand construction costs of $17 billion.

The U.S. will soon be on board with a high-speed train as The California High Speed Rail Authority is investing $10 billion for a 790 mile system to link Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento. This will reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions by nine million tons by 2050. Amtrak could also be on track in getting its Acela Express service from Boston to New York City.

In my novel, Helen and The Hunter, there's a high-speed railway connecting the city to several towns.

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