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Trains in America. If you're anywhere outside the biggest cities, they're probably not your best option

for getting from A to B. There's nothing like the rail networks across China or Europe here.

Cars are king. A government push for better rail services is underway, but are Americans enthusiastic?

Well, after our recent Business Daily episode focused on New York's Penn Station,

we received a huge response.

And in this episode, we'll be hearing from listeners across the U.S.

I'm traveling by a Toyota pickup truck,

and that is my normal way of transportation.

My work truck and my personal vehicle are both

Toyota pickups. There is one train westbound every day and one train eastbound every day. There is no

other option. Everything has just been built around the automobile. You need a vehicle. As we assess the

likelihood of an American high-speed rail network of the future.

There are a lot of folks who really don't want it to happen.

The question is, can a project of this magnitude be sustained for many decades,

which is what it's going to take to get it done?

I'm Laura Heitengens. You're listening to Business Daily on the BBC.

Say I wanted to take an intercity train in the United States right now, I'm looking at the

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