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tweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time
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tweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time
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That would be because Amtrak is not a high-speed rail. They barely maintain their rails and so they have to go quite slowly.
Amtrak only owns tracks in the DC area. Everywhere else, the rails are all privatized