Date: 14/10/2011

A conference in New York is looking at plans to spend $600bn (£380bn) on a national network of high-speed railways, to rival continental Europe's. But how likely is it to happen?

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Could the US crack high-speed rail?

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A conference in New York is looking at plans to spend $600bn on a national network of high-speed railways, like parts of Europe. So how likely is it that fast train travel comes to the US?

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