https://www.dot.state.mn.us/nlx/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Lights_Express
Top Speed: 90mph (~144 km/h)
Avg. Speed: 60mph (~96 km/h)
Projected Yearly Ridership: 700k
A one-way trip will take about 2.5 hours, roughly the same as driving.
The project has received $194.7M from Minnesota, meeting the 20% local funding required for federal grants
^^^
Projects like this are more or less the best we can hope for as long as Amtrak is privately run. I’m happy we’re at least getting trains that don’t take twice the time that driving does