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I think it could be good for our economy to provide high speed trains while providing cleaner air because planes pollute more per mile basis. It is basically faster to board on a train from point A to B than boarding on a plane with all the security headaches, delays due to weather, etc. High speed trains can run thru snow, rain, etc.
The Amtrak Aleca isn't really that fast because of the old infrastructure that needs to be redone to make it worth the trip.
We won't be getting high speed rail here in the Northwest, but it will be almost high speed due the minimum speed of 125 mph or higher is classified as high speed. We will be only get maximum speed of 110 mph.
Japan has plenty of Shinkansen rolling stock which they use for their high speed rail infrastructure...the fastest route has a speed of nearly 220 mph, but most of the routes have maximum speed of 170-190 mph and the slowest route between Shinkansen and Tokyo is up to 150 mph due to the mountainous terrian.
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