“The US is a country of 340 million people, 71 interstate highways, more than 5,000 public airports, and currently no high-speed railways.
Yet with two high-speed rail (HSR) projects now under construction, and others planned, is the US finally on track to start catching up with the fast trains seen in China, Japan and Europe?”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-finally-track-build-high-230334491.html