re: Can high speed rail work in the United States?

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we can't keep regular trains maintained correctly and keep them on the tracks, but lets put in trains on high speed tracks - yeah what could fricking go wrong there

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The time, effort, and costs to put in high speed rail where it would be most used and beneficial makes my head hurt. Knowing those trains cannot use the same tracks and routes as regular train traffic it would all have to be new.