Trains can be far faster than trucks. There are various serious deficiencies in the US train system that mean that transit speeds are far, far lower than they c

Trains can be far faster than trucks. There are various serious deficiencies in the US train system that mean that transit speeds are far, far lower than they could be. There is no real technical reason why trains can't be faster than trucks with a similar marginal cost as to today. The infrastructure and systems are simply deficient.