Tokyo has authorized USD 2 million to support a feasibility study on building a high-speed railway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Kenichiro Sasae, the Japanese ambassador to the U.S., said.
In November, the federal government awarded nearly $28 million in seed money to a private venture seeking to build a high-speed magnetic levitation train between Washington and Baltimore. A 20 percent outside match is required, and the $2 million from Japan will go toward that 20 percent.
The money is for planning and an engineering analysis for the train, which could carry passengers from Washington to Baltimore in 15 minutes.
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