Bullet Trains... in America?

So I was watching the local news the other morning as I was getting ready for school, and I heard a little blurb about passenger trains going to be the next big highway project, if not bigger than in Eisenhower's time. I suppose Obama's trying to take after European and Asian countries by improving public transportation?? I dunno, but I'm super excited. I mean, we still have Amtrak, but that's mostly across the Midwest, and it's SUPER slow - a car trip that would take seven hours normally would take like, 14 hours with a layover. D: And Amtrak used to be really big.

But now I'm hearing about high-speed trains. Where I live, I've heard it's only going to be 80 or 90 mph (which is still a lot faster than Amtrak), but I've heard that the trains they're building in California could rival the Shinkansen in Japan. O_O That's freaking AMAZING. I think they said, like, 200 mph for the trains in California, versus the 300 km/h Shinkansen (which is like, 186 mph). THAT'S FREAKING INSANE.

Your thoughts on the subject?

That sounds cool.

On the other hand, I'd probably be terrified at the same time. I'd be wondering what would happen if something going as fast as a bullet train crashed...

High speed trains are brilliant!

... I just got back home via a 198 mph train


I tend to wonder how any vehicle I happen to be in would crash. The terror chases away boredom on long journeys and makes you appreciate the hard work that went into it all.

I suppose they think of stuff like that and make sure they fight against it happening...? Like, maybe they have only one train per rail line or something equally preventive. I can't wait until 2012 or 2013, when they should be finished! I've always wanted to ride a bullet train! I only rode a train for the first time in my LIFE in the summer of 2008, and that was in Munich. Several thousand miles away from home. But they're bringing them here! I'm so excited.