VentureForth
Engineer
I am continuously perplexed by all this intense work towards almost nothing when it comes to High Speed Rail in the United States. The biggest problem that I see is that no one really knows how to define it. So let's go on this basic premise.
79 MPH is the maximum speed for most of the Amtrak long distance network.
90 MPH is the maximum speed for some rural parts of NM, Arizona, etc.
110 MPH is what they are upgrading the Texas Eagle from St. Louis to Chicago.
125 MPH is the maximum speed of Northeast Regional trains.
150 MPH is the maximum speed of Acela.
-----------USA
OUTSIDE of the USA---------
155 MPH is the maximum speed of MoscowSaint Petersburg Railway.
186.4 MPH (300 KPH) is the maximum speed of the Shinakansen (and currently the maximum of the Chinese High Speed Railway).
198.8 MPH (320 KPH) is the maximum speed of the TGV.
217.5 MPH (350 KPH) was the maximum speed of the Chinese High Speed Railway.
Where does the United State deserve to be? What would make YOU proud of American HSR?
79 MPH is the maximum speed for most of the Amtrak long distance network.
90 MPH is the maximum speed for some rural parts of NM, Arizona, etc.
110 MPH is what they are upgrading the Texas Eagle from St. Louis to Chicago.
125 MPH is the maximum speed of Northeast Regional trains.
150 MPH is the maximum speed of Acela.
-----------USA
OUTSIDE of the USA---------
155 MPH is the maximum speed of MoscowSaint Petersburg Railway.
186.4 MPH (300 KPH) is the maximum speed of the Shinakansen (and currently the maximum of the Chinese High Speed Railway).
198.8 MPH (320 KPH) is the maximum speed of the TGV.
217.5 MPH (350 KPH) was the maximum speed of the Chinese High Speed Railway.
Where does the United State deserve to be? What would make YOU proud of American HSR?
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