You can't even compare the population density of France with Germany, hence why always apply the "high speed rail" idea to the US? Image a high speed rail syste

You can't even compare the population density of France with Germany, hence why always apply the "high speed rail" idea to the US? Image a high speed rail system between large cities but people still have to own and use a car, drive 200miles to/from the next station. Also either the train stops at every small town or it will be an express train that leaves the rural areas behind. IMHO a high speed railway network is not the start but an evolution of an existing regional rail system/public transportation system that acts as a feeder and communter infrastructure. The US lacks those public transpotation systems even in mid-size towns. That's a bigger problem IMHO.