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Hogan Asks For Nearly $28M For Maglev Train Line

BALTIMORE (WJZ)--Maryland's governor is expressing interest in bringing the fastest train in the world to our state -- after taking his own test ride in Japan!

Check out this photo of Governor Larry Hogan and his wife, riding a high-speed magnetic levitation train, or "maglev" train.

It travels at more than 300-miles per hour!

The governor says Maryland has applied for nearly $28-million in federal funding for the technology which could get passengers from Washington to Baltimore in just 15 minutes!

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