Nothing that exists in North America fits the definition of true high-speed rail. If we actually ever started building a network, where would we start? And how would we know when we were done? This video details a methodology for answering all those questions, then counts up 56 city pairs we really should've had high-speed rail service between long, long ago.

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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- The High Speed Rail playlist includes all the content referenced in this video!    • High Speed Rail  

Also check out @alanthefisher Alan's great video on the Biden administration's big moves to invest in US passenger rail:    • The American Government's Massive Pla...  

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Resources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropo...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combine...
-https://ktla.com/news/california/brig...
- https://skift.com/2023/12/08/biden-ad...
- https://www.fastcompany.com/91000949/...
- https://www.11alive.com/article/news/...
- https://www.hsrail.org/st-louis-corri...
- https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2023/1...
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-r...

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Images
- North America By JZTess - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- California Zephyr By Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota - Amtrak on the Colorado River, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Coast Starlight By Steve Wilson - Flickr: The Southbound Coast Starlight at horseshoe curve, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Cascadia flag By cascadia dan - http://cascadianow.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Acela By Fan Railer - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- China HSR Map By FlyAkwa (old png file : WouterH) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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