High Speed Everywhere but Here

"By 2020, the country plans to have 10,000 kilometers of high-speed rail completed, placing 90 percent of the population within only a few dozen kilometers of a high-speed rail line"

Guess which country?

You probably guessed Japan or France. Those are the two countries most closely associated with high speed rail, but neither are correct. The answer is Spain.

High speed is spreading throughout the world, including projects in countries that some people couldn't find on a map, like Morocco. Everyday, people are traveling at over 150mph in Japan, Korea, Germany, Taiwan, France, England..... Why not in California?

For more on Spain:

Technology Review article on the state of High Speed Rail in Spain
Comparision between Spain's and California's 20-year rail budgets