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> Hopefully, someday soon we’ll be covering that vast distance at the incredible speed of 100 mph (160 kph)

> https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/china-driverless-maglev-t...

Intercity / regional trains are already a thing, and 160kph or so is a standard top speed for them e.g. Class 387, SNCF Class B 81500, …

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Régiolis

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Class_B_81500

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In the US , the problem is dedicated Rail ROW to run intercity trains at a frequency where they are actually competitive with the car. Otherwise ROW acquisition tends to sink most proposals, and this not counting the actual construction costs

Currently the main problem is that trains run late, mostly due to insufficient infrastructure and old stuff breaking down. Sometimes accidents or mismanagement.

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