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High-Speed Rail Doesn’t Exist in America. Here’s What’s Being Developed.

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Amtrak is building a rail system for the 1890s, said Representative Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts. Brightline the private rail line now running between Orlando and Miami is the next-fastest line after Acela, topping out at 125 miles per hour. Old bridges and tunnels create choke points.

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Brightline Brought High-Speed Rail to Florida. Can the Public Sector Follow?

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were heading to a conference in Miami, a money manager to his office in Boca Raton. Back in the late 19th century, the oil tycoon Henry Flagler built a railroad down the states Atlantic coast that fast-tracked Floridas growth and put cities like Miami and Palm Beach on the map. Firemen from Highland Beach, Fla.,

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