However, efforts like this will make people take trains rather than drive. I wish this would happen in the United States.
If trains went 100 miles an hours on average instead of 50, a lot more people would take trains.
Heck, 75 miles an hour on average would be incredible.
I have looked into taking Amtrak several times, but it takes 2-3x as long as driving, 5-10x as long as flying, is more expensive than both, and has far fewer destinations. It's a hard sell for anything other than taking a train for the experience or short distances. Trains should be cheaper than airplanes and faster than cars, but they're neither in the US...