Similarly there isn’t much progress in the UK. We had a train that ran at 125 mph since 1979. But since then, improvements in speed have been slow. We do have some at 186 mph, and HS2 line will improve that.
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And 125mph I'd what Brightline runs at. And since it largely doesn't run on dedicated rail, it has a tendency to hit drivers and folks trespassing on the tracks. The US had gone really backwards in rail travel too. Look at Amtrak's network in the late 1970s, and look at it now.
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When I heard they were bringing the Floridian back, I thought it was going to be following the route it did up to 1979, running from Chicago, through TN, AL, and the panhandle, all without inter city service. Instead, it was the Silver Star and Capitol Limited combined into a Long Trip to Chicago.
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I mean, the Acela is good for what it is…1980s technology. Even the latest models.
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