Maglev trains are considerably faster than conventional trains and conventional trains that have been converted to run on electricity instead of fossil fuels like diesel, oil and coal. By 2042, a trip from Toronto to Vancouver will take 3 hours and will become dirt cheap due to the increased use of solar energy on most forms of mass transit. While the TSA claims to keep you safe, they are really making you helpless so you are forced to listen to the arch-conservative news anchors on cable TV and on the local AM radio.