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The time America tried to beat the shinkansen
In 1964, Japan unveiled the Shinkansen, transforming rail travel overnight. The United States responded with its own ambitious plan, culminating in the Metroliner, a train built to bring high speed rail to the north east corridor.
But while Japan built a new railway from scratch, the US tried to upgrade what it already had. The result was a project that fell short of its promise, but one that still shapes American rail to this day.
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