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"We Took a 100+ Hour Greyhound From Boston to Seattle"
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Imagine if the US joined the rest of the civilized world and built high speed rail networks
Because it doesn’t make economic sense to do so. Outside of a few population centers the US does not have the same population density to pull it off. There may be a few routes on the East and West coast that are viable. But overall our cities are mostly suburban and too spread out to make it an effective alternative.
It is possible to build trains/stations in lightly populated areas and have modern building codes in place to encourage modern, efficient towns be developed around them.
China took it to an extreme in one situation but it's entirely possible on smaller scales.