Progress and Status of High-Speed Rail Projects Across the United States
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Ellen Eberhardt
9mo ago· 7 min readenNews
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Summary
The article examines the current state and progress of high-speed rail infrastructure projects across the United States, following Amtrak's launch of new high-speed trains on the eastern US corridor. It provides an overview of various proposed high-speed rail initiatives, including major projects in California and Texas, while defining high-speed rail according to international standards as trains reaching 155 mph on new lines or 125 mph on upgraded tracks.
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we take a look at the progress of other proposed high-speed rail projects throughout the country, including in California and Texas
Defined by the International Union of Railways as trains reaching 155 miles per hour on new, purpose-built lines, or 125 miles per hour
Following new high-speed trains launching on the US east coast, we take a look at several high-speed rail projects throughout the country
