High-SpeedRail

Interesting read, The Economist just ran a piece saying Amtrak ridership is climbing fast and even went viral on TikTok with their “next-gen” Acela launch video. The article framed it like America is finally dipping a toe into European-style train service.

As someone who’s spent way too many hours parked behind mile-long freights on the Crescent, this sounds huge. Dispatcher training, supervisor sign-offs to run a freight ahead, and delay reporting to DOJ all read great on paper. But we’ve heard promises before. If this actually...