[catnipman]

Now if the U.S. can just figure out how to build a high-speed freight railroad across the Atlantic we could finally catch up with the Chinese.

[Qout]

China now has freight trains running to Germany 5 times a week.

[okie01]

Now if the U.S. can just figure out how to build a high-speed freight railroad across the Atlantic we could finally catch up with the Chinese.

However, the route in the article is NOT a "high-speed freight railroad".

The shipment cited traversed 13000 km in 21 days. That's equivalent to around 386 miles/day.

U.S. railroads routinely move freight coast-to-coast in a week or less -- a rate of 420 miles/day.