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

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In most parts of the U.S., it cannot work because populations are too spread out and cities too far apart. This makes car and air travel better in most places. However, there are some locations where, given significant reform to rail industries and massively expensive improvements to rail infrastructure, high speed rail could be a more efficient way to travel:
Texas Triangle
San Diego to San Francisco
Northeast corridor
Maybe some of the largest cities in the midwest

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I think you can also add the Piedmont/I-85 corridor from Atlanta, Greenville/Spartanburg, Charlotte as well.