[jolux]

The Avelias are nice but the problem with the Acela hasn't been the rolling stock in a long time, it's that it can only reach top speed (~150mph) on a tiny portion of the track, mostly between Boston and Providence and some more in New Jersey. The rest of it, we're running proper high-speed trains at like 70mph, unfortunately. Fixing the alignment and upgrading the track is a kind of political nightmare that upgrading the trains just isn't.

[pkulak]

The problem with every train is that it doesn't go faster. But Acela is already faster than driving, which is a benchmark no other train can match in North America. Probably faster, door-to-door, than flying, unless you ride its entire length.

[AnimalMuppet]

The Chicago El is faster than driving. BART may be too, depending on time of day.

Is Brightline faster than driving?

The new LA-Las Vegas line should be faster than driving, but it's not here yet.

[inferiorhuman]

Yep. What Metro North is doing is a travesty.