tate. >>> it is expensive, runs at more than 300-miles-an-hour and has the power to transform the east coast. investigator mike hellgren looks into the push for a new super train that could bring big bucks to baltimore. >> reporter: it's a train like no other. the magla engineered in japan, and if some get their way it's coming to baltimore. the magla blows the acela away. you get to baltimore in just 15 minutes leaving dc and on to new york city in just 45 minutes more. the able foundation robert emery is a big supporter. >> there are few if any capital projects that would have the impact on baltimore this would have. >> reporter: but here's the catch. it's expensive. perhaps $10 million between dc and baltimore. so do the cons, high ticket prices, high construction cost and long building process outweigh the pros of economic development and fast connection. >> it's a whole bunch of pollution. and shortage of fuel, and we need to do this. >> i think what we need is the need. i think maryland has a good transportation system. >> reporter: these trains would be unlike anything america has ever seen. they would