Despite President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1965 High-Speed Ground Transportation Act aimed at developing a national high-speed rail system, the United States remains limited in high-speed rail options, with projects being developed independently across various states. While current plans generally connect two to three cities, experts caution that major federal support seems unlikely. Rick Harnish and Andy Kunz highlight the importance of a federal program and the need for sealed corridors for high-speed rail. Today, only two dozen countries have high-speed trains, mostly in Europe and Asia, with the Americas lacking any.
Rick Harnish, executive director of the High Speed Rail Alliance, emphasized the necessity of federal support, stating, 'There should be a federal program, but states need to do what they can on their own.'
Andy Kunz, president of the U.S. High Speed Rail Association, noted, 'Almost all of them [high-speed rail systems are] in Western Europe or East Asia. The only high-speed rail in Africa is the Al-Boraq in Morocco.'
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