While traveling abroad, many Americans have experienced true high-speed train rides. Most of them have come home thinking, “What the hell is wrong with the U.S.? Why don’t we have high-speed trains?” Amtrak’s Acela trains are capable of running at around 150 miles-per-hour, but there are only a few short stretches of track in the…
Having been to Europe three times in the past several years, I’ve had the chance to travel by rail in a number of countries, including France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway. Every one of those countries puts the U.S. to shame when it comes to train travel, specifically the size and scope of their national…
Those of us advocating high-speed rail for this country often begin our arguments by pointing out that high-speed rail has become the preferred transportation choice for many millions of people around the world. The Japanese started it with their shinkansen or bullet train which first went into service some 60 years ago. The French followed…