Texas Poised to Get America's First Bullet Train - Page 2

badrunner · #21 Posted **Apr 12, 2024, 12:35 AM**

First bullet train or first HSR?

Right now the race is between Brightline West and CAHSR to be the first (sorry Acela doesn't count).

iheartthed · #22 Posted **Apr 12, 2024, 3:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by badrunner

First bullet train or first HSR?

Right now the race is between Brightline West and CAHSR to be the first (sorry Acela doesn't count).

I think they mean "bullet train" as in the same type of trains that are used for the Shinkansen. Acela does reach high-speed qualifying speeds, but just not for the entire route.

UrbanImpact · #23 Posted **Apr 12, 2024, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartthed

I think they mean "bullet train" as in the same type of trains that are used for the Shinkansen. Acela does reach high-speed qualifying speeds, but just not for the entire route.

Correct, first "bullet train" is the click bait term to read the article since " bullet train" in this case is a reference to the Japanese style HSR and not HSR as a whole.