High Speed Rail in America? I'll Believe It When I See It

Today CNN has an article on high speed rail in the United States. Reading it, one can become very excited at the prospect of riding trains going over 100 mph to your destination in a timely and cheap manner. However, anyone who has had any experience on Amtrak and its infamous inefficiency and high prices knows that the dream of cost-efficient high speed rail in the United States may be just that: a dream.

To begin with, I want to look at a few quotes from the article: