China plans to construct 40-thousand-kilometer railways with the total investments of over $730 billion by 2012. <a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/138584-china-inks-deal-with-siemens-for-world-s-largest-high-speed-rail-network?source=yahoo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://seekingalpha.com/article/138584-china-inks-deal-with-siemens-for-world-s-largest-high-speed-rail-network?source=yahoo</a> A 1300 foot long train ? It better have more than one dining car, lol. But then again at 200+ mph, maybe its best to stay seated. By the way, at 150 mph, the AMTRAK Acela from DC to NYC is actually faster downtown-to-downtown than flying. Chris