Faster than a Boeing 737, China now has Maglev trains under development that travel at 620 mph (997 kph). But their ordinary fast rail network is now 45,000 kms long, with a further 25,000 kms being built. Fast rail is better as trains tend to take the passenger from the centre of cities, to the centre of cities, and they can make several stops along the way. Planes have serious limitations as you have to get to the airport, and get in from the airport and stops along the way are more problematic too.
Maglev has other applications as well. I've long had the idea to use this technology in quarries and mines.
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