Floating trains as fast as planes? Toronto startup says 1,000km/h speeds could be a reality in the next decade

The golden age of train travel is a hundred years removed in Canada. One Toronto startup is developing plasma technology that it says could reconnect Canada’s cities by trains with speeds that top out over 1,000 km/h.

Floating trains as fast as planes? Toronto startup says 1,000km/h speeds could be a reality in the next decade
A mockup of a train outside Toronto's skyline in the day.

The golden age of train travel is a hundred years removed in Canada. One Toronto startup is developing plasma technology that it says could reconnect Canada’s cities by trains with speeds that top out over 1,000 km/h.