Here is another proposed High Speed Rail for the Southwest Region. However, this has a newer thought process that a lot of other HSR/Maglev lines are looking to consider. Adding solar panels to either the train or track. However, this one is creating a canopy of solar panels, thus shading the track for a portion of the day.
http://www.solarbullet.com/Front_page/index.html
They are promoting a "MotionSolar" technology that will solve security, robotic cleaning of panels, and maintenance. And a target price of $20-40 million per mile.
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