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Is America's quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?::New projects in California, Texas, and Florida are a sign that the United States is finally getting serious about modernizing its commuter railway system.

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[–] Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, the good news is that you basically already can

Quick check says amtrak from NYP to LAX is 67.5 hours long. Or about 2.79 days

Which is a lot more than a six hour flight. But... that is six hours plus an hour or so on each side (at least) AND is a direct flight, so "one day" is how I would classify that. You aren't doing much in a day when you fly from NY to LA.

Which... is the 3-4x as long that you were asking for.

But hey. Maybe you are cool with spending the vast majority of a week long holiday in a train. I doubt your employers are fine with you spending three days to go to a conference on the west coast and another three days to come back.