Having recently had the opportunity to travel in Italy using
their high-speed rail system, I feel compelled to file another in a string of
thousands of reports from Americans envying European trains.
The Freccia Rossa (red arrow) is the Italian Railway’s
high-speed train, operating at speeds up to 300 kmh (186 mph) on dedicated
right-of-way. (FYI, there is a
competing high-speed rail company, Italo!) The trains are fast, clean, comfortable, and punctual with all
reserved seats. Overhead monitors
track location, speed, next station, and other useful information in a very
user-friendly format.
Why can’t we do that here?
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