Rail has always suffered in this Country, too many grew up and are accostomend to the freedom the cars provide. Then there is the cost of building rails that can handle that speed, getting the rights of way and construction of the stations. Europe never did put a great highway system together and their size made rail easier to implement. They love their trains the way we love our cars. Examples of companies that have tried are MARTA and SEPTA...they serve very congested cities yet struggle for ridership. The Acela, high speed (relative) the runs the northeast corrider struggles for ridership. I would love to see it, but I'm not optomistic.
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