The document discusses plans to bring high-speed bullet trains to the United States. It outlines that currently, Amtrak's Acela is the only high-speed rail service in the US, whereas countries like France and China have well-established high-speed networks. The Obama administration made developing high-speed rail a priority, with the goal of having new high-speed lines operational within the next decade. Several proposed high-speed rail routes are mentioned, along with some of the challenges to implementing new high-speed networks in the US.

1. Superfast Bullet Trains are Coming to the US BailinGao Matt Gioia Joe Greenbaum

2. America falls behind in high-speed transit

3. Amtrak’s Acela service the only transit system identified as high-speed. Compared to TGV and Maglev airport train

4. Bringing high-speed transit to US has been one of Obama’s priorities

5. Important to note that exact requirements for transit system to be “high speed” dependant on current tech.

6. 1st high-speed railway, the Liverpool & Manchester railway

7. Shanghai Maglev in China – world’s fastest passenger train

8. TGV in France – world’s fastest high-speed transit system

9. US hopes to have high-speed lines operational within next decade

10. Purple line

11. Spain’s rail network

12. Tiwan’s rail network

13. China’s rail network

14. Talk about the 5 proposed areas

15. Talk about CA hurdles

16. 2hr 40min time limit

17. Hurdles for Merced

18. >3 hr, people go for planes

19. Impossible speed of 220mph

20. Briefly mention France and Spain’s systems

21. Midwest System

22. old freight line

23. Texas T-Bone

24. Texas’ elevated trains

25. NE Line

26. No coordination

27. FL Line

28. Federal Money

29. Although the technology has already been developed to create bullet trains…

30. Encouraging Facts for Completion