If there is one railway in the United States of America that currently qualifies as a high speed rail line, then that would be the Northeast Corridor (abbreviated NEC) that connects Boston – New York City – Philadelphia – Baltimore – Washington D.C.. These cities alone have a population of 12 million people, but if you look a the Bos-Wash Megalopolis which stretches from Boston to Washington D.C., the railway has potential for 52 million people living in the northeast of the USA. Since the foundation of the federal railway operator Amtrak, this route received various upgrades in the 70s, 90s and 2000s, getting rid of grade crossing, electrification and realignments to enable faster speeds. On large sections of the corridor speeds of 201kmh (125mph) and 217kmh (135mph) can be reached and on several sections north and south of Providence (Rhode Island) even speeds of up to 241kmh (150mph)…
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