• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    The NEC (Acela) is for most of its track, however it’s the same deal only at a higher level.

    In theory it’s high speed rail, but only about 50 miles is actually rated at 150 mph, the rest is various speeds lower. There’s some century+ old infrastructure taking it down to like 25 mph in spots. Average speeds end up more like 70 mph.