SURE, ONCE WE HAVE THE POPULATION DENSITY OF FRANCE OR MAYBE JAPAN: Is high-speed rail in the US ever going to happen?

A lengthy article which comes down, in the end, to mindless cheerleading for the Green New Deal:

The myriad benefits of high-speed rail go far beyond the strict monetary alternative to cars and planes. For one thing, most high-speed trains are electric, and as energy generation moves away from fossil fuels, this means rail becomes significantly greener than airplanes or cars — which is why Democrats like Ocasio-Cortez included it as part of the Green New Deal. Then there are the benefits to the communities along the route, and the jobs created during construction and during use.

Maybe we could power the trains with cow farts and kill two birds with one stone.