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A nationwide high speed rail system in the US is a solution in need of a problem. Using Europe as a model for transcontinental transportation is as reasonable as using Europe as a model for good local public transportation. The population density and need for transportation at each end of the line mean that very different solutions are needed for cities that developed after the invention of the automobile. High speed rail makes sense for the nearby cities of the Northeast and Midatlantic states. It might be commercially viable there and maybe in a few other regional markets, but I really doubt it could ever compete with Southwest Airlines in Texas.
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Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"
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