The only place in America where this idea might have value is the DC to NY City run. Beyond that....no one from SF really cares to have a run to Vegas....same story for folks in Miami having an interest in a run to Orlando. Chicago to St Louis? Why? Dallas to Houston? Worthless.
Exactly.
Who in their right mind would want to take a train from one ‘Rat controlled Urban Utopia to another?
That’s absolutely true, back when Obama had his stimulus package, he was to give to Florida 2 billion to build high speed rail from Tampa to Orlando, Rick Scott was Governor and turned it down saying it would never work, the cost overruns would be enormous and the State would be on the hook for ongoing costs of operating it....
High Speed Rail outside 1-2 places will never work, cost enormous amounts of money and not enough people will ride it to justify the costs....
The money would be far better spent on upgrading highways, airports, and other physical infrastructure..