At 9AM local time Wednesday, China officially launched service on the world's largest high-speed rail line, which covers a distance of approximately 1,428 miles between Beijing and Guangzhou. Older rail lines required more than 20 hours to make that trek, but high-speed cars travel at a consistent speed of 186 miles per hour, reaching China's southern economic hub in only eight hours. As the New York Times reports, China has invested heavily in its high-speed railway infrastructure (now spanning 5,800 miles) in recent years, with the project often helping to prop up the country's economy. Each line demands significant human resources, with up to 100,000 workers brought on to help operations.
Yet as US cities continue to plot out...
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