Estimated time saved by proposed US high-speed train projects

Travel times

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

4.2x faster

Cascadia High

Speed Rail

Vancouver →

Seattle → Portland

High-

speed

train

Driving

Current

train

3.2x

California High

Speed Rail

LA → SF

2.5x

Illinois High

Speed Rail

Chicago → St Louis

2.3x

Texas Central

Dallas → Houston

Current train trip

is over 23hr

2.2x

Southeast High

Speed Rail

Charlotte → Atlanta

No current trains

1.6x

Brightline West

High Speed Rail

Las Vegas → Rancho

Cucamonga

No current trains

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

Construction has begun

Travel times

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

4.2x faster

Cascadia High

Speed Rail

Vancouver →

Seattle → Portland

High-

speed

train

Driving

Current

train

3.2x

California High

Speed Rail

LA → SF

2.5x

Illinois High

Speed Rail

Chicago → St Louis

2.3x

Texas Central

Dallas → Houston

Current train trip

is over 23hr

2.2x

Southeast High

Speed Rail

Charlotte → Atlanta

No current trains

1.6x

Brightline West

High Speed Rail

Las Vegas → Rancho

Cucamonga

No current trains

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

Construction has begun

Travel times

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

4.2x faster

Cascadia High

Speed Rail

Vancouver →

Seattle → Portland

High-

speed

train

Driving

Current

train

3.2x

California High

Speed Rail

LA → SF

2.5x

Illinois High

Speed Rail

Chicago → St Louis

2.3x

Texas Central

Dallas → Houston

Current train trip

is over 23hr

2.2x

Southeast High

Speed Rail

Charlotte → Atlanta

No current trains

1.6x

Brightline West

High Speed Rail

Las Vegas → Rancho

Cucamonga

No current trains

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

Construction has begun

Travel times

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

Cascadia High Speed Rail

Vancouver → Seattle → Portland

4.2x faster

High-speed

train

Driving

Current

train

California High Speed Rail

Los Angeles → San Francisco

3.2x

Illinois High Speed Rail

Chicago → St Louis

2.5x

Texas Central

Dallas → Houston

2.3x

Current train trip is over 23hr

Southeast High Speed Rail

Charlotte → Atlanta

2.2x

No current trains

Brightline West High Speed Rail

Las Vegas → Rancho Cucamonga

1.6x

No current trains

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

Construction has begun

Travel times

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

Cascadia High Speed Rail

Vancouver → Seattle → Portland

4.2x faster

High-speed

train

Driving

Current

train

California High Speed Rail

Los Angeles → San Francisco

3.2x

Illinois High Speed Rail

Chicago → St Louis

2.5x

Texas Central

Dallas → Houston

2.3x

Current train trip is over 23hr

Southeast High Speed Rail

Charlotte → Atlanta

2.2x

No current trains

Brightline West High Speed Rail

Las Vegas → Rancho Cucamonga

1.6x

No current trains

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10hr

Construction has begun