High-speed trains have transformed travel across Europe and Asia, but the U.S. has barely gotten started. We look at what’s held America back and whether a growing number of regional projects could finally change that.
Guest Information:
- Rick Harnish, executive director, High-Speed Rail Alliance
- Andy Kunz, founder, president, U.S. High Speed Rail Association
Part of the answer starts with what we actually mean when we call a train “high-speed.”
In the years after WWII, the U.S. invested heavily in highways as car ownership surged and the economy grew. Since then, much of our transportation funding has been funneled primarily into cars and roads.
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