Is the US finally on track to build a high-speed rail network?

Is the US finally on track to build a high-speed rail network?

The US currently has no high-speed rail services, but two are under construction, and more planned.

Georgia Department of Transportation exploring high-speed rail between Atlanta and Savannah

By the middle of the next decade, Georgians may be able to travel between Atlanta and Savannah by high-speed rail, avoiding traffic and expensive air fares. The state Department of Transportation has launched a study of the feasibility of connecting the two urban centers with an intercity passenger rail line. Depending on the route chosen, the project could include stops in Augusta, Athens and Macon. The agency held the first “stakeholder” meeti…

At last, a workable plan for high-speed rail

Kate is mildly concerned that too many train takes will lead to mass flight of subscribers and the collapse of our business, but I cannot resist the temptation to write about the NYU Marron Center Transit Cost Project’s new report on Northeast Corridor High-Speed Rail. The report’s authors make some striking claims: It’s possible to create Northeast Corridor HSR such that both Boston-NYC and NYC-Washington would take about 1:56.Trains would run …