Editing High-speed rail (section)

====US Metroliner trains====
[[File:metroliner1968.jpg|thumb|[[metroliner (train)|Metroliner]] trains developed in the U.S. for rapid service between New York and Washington, DC]]
In the United States, following the creation of Japan's first high-speed [[Shinkansen]], President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as part of his [[Great Society]] infrastructure building initiatives asked the [[U.S. Congress|Congress]] to devise a way to increase speeds on the railroads.<ref>[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=27281 Remarks at the Signing of the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221044/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=27281 |date=8 July 2018 }}. 30 September 1965</ref> Congress delivered the [[High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965]] which passed with overwhelming [[Bipartisanship|bipartisan]] support and helped to create regular [[Metroliner (train)|Metroliner]] service between New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The new service was inaugurated in 1969, with top speeds of {{convert|200|km/h|abbr=on}} and averaging {{convert|145|km/h|abbr=on}} along the route, with the travel time as little as 2 hours 30 minutes.<ref>The Metroliner was able to travel from New York to Washington in just 2.5 hours because it did not make any intermediate stops, Metroliner Timetable, Penn Central, 26 October 1969, [http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track3/metroliner197002.html The Metroliners] this travel time beats the Contemporary (2015) Acela on the same route, though the latter makes intermediate stops</ref> In a 1967 competition with a GE powered Metroliner on Penn Central's mainline, the [[UAC TurboTrain|United Aircraft Corporation TurboTrain]] set a record of {{convert|275|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ewh.ieee.org/cmte/asmeltc/hsr_plaque.htm|title=High Speed Rail Transportation I|website=[[IEEE]]}}</ref>