NAMTI’s executive director, Kevin C. Coates, is a phone-in guest on the show. About 20 minutes into the program, he talks a little about maglev technology and then sheds some light on high-speed rail initiatives in the U.S. and abroad and then explains why incremental improvements to the U.S. passenger rail network will not induce Americans to ride the rails rather than drive due to the marginally shorter trip times.
The printed transcript is here