High-speed rail in the United States

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High-speed rail in the United States dates back to the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965. Various state and federal proposals have followed. Despite being one of the world's first countries to get high-speed trains (the Metroliner service in 1969), they are still limited to the East Coast and the Midwest of the United States. Definitions of what constitutes high-speed rail vary; the United States Department of Transportation defines high-speed rail as trains with a top speed of 110 mph (177 km/h) and above. Inter-city rail with top speeds between 90 and 110 mph (140 and 180 km/h) is referred to in the United States as higher-speed rail, though some states define high-speed rail with top speeds above 90 mph (140 km/h). The New York Times and Al Jazeera, however, do not consider the United States to have any high-speed rail. The assessment of most rail experts is similar. Amtrak's Acela, operating between Washington, DC, and Boston, Massachusetts, is North America's fastest rail...

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