Could you believe people were travelling at a speed of 285 km/h (177 mph) 60 years ago?
EDIT: I made a mistake! The maximum speed of 285 km/h belongs to the modern trains which are used today. The first generation of Shinkansen reached 210 km/h (130 mph) instead, which is still very fast but not as crazy as I first thought.
The US actually passed a bill after the Japanese success to do their own. Grift and incompetence let them down a bad strategy that relied on gas turbines and using existing track.
They just make so much sense for the east and west coast.
I’d argue the same of the Midwest and Central South. Imagine getting from Chicago to Houston in a third of the time.