High-Speed Rail Gets A Boost In The U.S.

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🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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After decades of under-development, spending on high-speed rail projects is ramping up in California, Florida, and the Northeast Corridor.

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0:00.0	What's the state of high-speed rail in the U.S?
0:05.0	The rest of the world has found a way to travel faster, more convenient, that focuses
0:11.3	growth around stations and fights climate change.
0:15.0	It's Wednesday, May 29th. Tickets please. Tickets please. It's science Friday. I'm Cyfry producer D Peter Schmidt.
0:26.8	Unlike major countries including Japan, China, and France that have invested in trains
0:31.0	that go upwards of 200 miles per hour.
0:33.6	The US does not have a high-speed rail system,
0:35.8	even though the country was once known for its railroads in 1800s.
0:39.9	But it looks like we're at a turning point,
0:41.6	California's high-speed rail project,
0:43.2	which aims to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco,
0:46.3	is well underway, and there are lots of other exciting rail projects
0:49.2	gaining steam across the country.
0:51.6	Here's Ira with a look at some of those undertakings and why
0:54.3	there's been renewed investment in rail infrastructure in the US. There's a lot to
0:58.3	talk about and here to give us an update on high-speed rail in the US and what
1:02.3	challenges it still faces is my guest.
1:05.0	Rod Dyridin, co-chair of the US High-Speed Rail Association.
1:09.0	Welcome to Science Friday.
1:10.0	Nice to be here.
1:11.0	Thank you for inviting me.
1:12.0	You're welcome. You know Rod, it's so frustrating. Nice to be here. Thank you for inviting me.
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