Reposted by spaceghoti
Why? The gov refuses to pay for it, industries lobbying against it, and the country is big, with major cities far apart, making flying attractive.
That said, too much lobbying in the US government and reliable public transit is a public good.
edition.cnn.com
Why doesn’t high speed rail work in America? | CNN Business
American railroads were once the envy of the world and the engine of its industrial age. But that hasn’t been the case for more than half a century.
