High speed rail has long been a frustrating discussion in the United States. The only true example of high-speed rail currently operating in the US is the Amtrak Acela line, which runs between Washington DC and Boston. I’ve ridden it a number of times and it’s a clean, comfortable way to get from DC to downtown NY and vice versa. The NY Times is reporting about a group trying to bring a new high-speed option to the Northeast Corridor. It’s called a maglev train (for magnetic elevation) and tops out […]
