Amtrak trains can hit 80-90 mph, even the big ugly beasts. Some are rated to the lowest of high speed rail, but the track has to be updated with positive train control (PTC) to go that fast in the USA, and freight railroads have no need or desire to install that.
People from Europe don’t quite realize just how much freight the US moves by rail. It’s absolutely batshit.
> U.S. freight movements will rise from around 19.3 billion tons in 2020
People from Europe don’t quite realize just how much freight the US moves by rail. It’s absolutely batshit.
> U.S. freight movements will rise from around 19.3 billion tons in 2020