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Does this explain why there are no bullet trains in the USA?
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No. There are no passenger trains worth speaking of in the USA because the car industry likes it this way.
China is a very similar size to the USA and has an excellent and extensive high-speed rail network.
The USA could have this too, if it wanted to, but it doesn't.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy