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5/09/2015

Topic Reading-Vol.1123-5/9/2015

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Why can't America have high-speed trains?
It took Japan a half a century to build 3,000 km high-speed railway network. It took China only eight years to establish 20,000 km high speed railroads to link most of the major cities and regions across the vast land.
The only near-high-speed train system in the U.S. is Acela Express that connects Boston, New York and Washington D.C, or the Northeast Corridor. This fast train service has been in operation since 2000 with an average operating speed of 135 km per hour for the 700 km distance.
Don’t Americans like train rides, or do they just prefer flying? Has the airline or airplane industry been blocking railroad projects? Is there any economical or environmental barrier to build train railroads?
Enjoy reading and learning why America isn’t investing or enjoying high speed railway network.

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