Bullet trains in America? The new push for major high-speed rail project between Boston and New York

How does an hour and 40 minutes between New York City and Boston by train sound?

It’s not outside the realm of possibilities, with high-speed rail projects and proposals getting a major boost under the new Biden administration.

Bloomberg reported on the possibility of a bullet train between some of the largest cities in the Northeast with a new tunnel from New York to Boston under the Long Island Sound with stops in Providence and Hartford. It’s called the North Atlantic Rail Project. It’s been in the works as an initiative since 2017 and is a collaboration between leaders in seven New England states.

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It would require the largest underwater tunnel in North America. It would also require government funding to really get off the ground. The tunnel would be built in three phases over 20 years at the cost of at least $105 billion. ..............(more)

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