BOSTON (CBS/AP) — President Joe Biden is promising to improve the nation's infrastructure and that is renewing interest in the idea of a high-speed railroad connecting Boston and New York.
The North Atlantic Rail plan, developed at the University of Pennsylvania, would run through a 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound. The trains would travel over 200 mph and the trip would take just an hour and a half – a reduction of nearly two hours from the current trip time.
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/02/12/high-speed-rail-biden-infrastructure-boston-nyc-train-tunnel/
The NE rail system is severely lacking. It's amazing to me they spent so much money on the Amtrack Acela line and they can't even run most of the trains at full speed because the tracks are falling apart. Always wanted to use the Acela but it doesn't take that much longer to drive from Boston to NYC, plus it's expensive.