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The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson:  High-Speed Rail By 2040

Amtrak presented its 30-year plan for high-speed rail in the northeast corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston. The plan will cost $120 billion. It will take 30 years to complete. It would shrink the travel time between D.C. and New York to 90 minutes. And it would, in theory, triple Amtrak’s ridership.