By: Zachery D Durnell

Zachery D Durnell
Fri, 02 Jan 2015 00:18:18 +0000

The rail line should have dedicated tracks that are not used by freight trains. A couple of reasons. 1) Build better tracks to allow for higher speeds. 2) AMTRAK schedules are FUBAR because they are beholden to the freight companies. The freight companies own the tracks and side track AMTRAK trains whenever freight wants to roll through.

To be considered high speed: We need to look at EuroStar, TGV, and The Bullet Train in Japan. Dedicated tracks, straight lines, high quality trains.