not necessarily. the Midwest, for example, is roughly the land area and population of France. In fact, the TGV network overlays pretty well onto it https://pre

not necessarily. the Midwest, for example, is roughly the land area and population of France. In fact, the TGV network overlays pretty well onto it https://preview.redd.it/8g59yft1lfs61.jpg?auto=webp&s=6ef0f3af746a007270e6171770d661d805b2215c https://preview.redd.it/8g59yft1lfs61.jpg?auto=webp&s=6ef0f3... The Northeast is simply the most profitable because it already had the most scheduled services, the highest speed services, and the most Amtrak-owned track when it started out. But most of the country east of the Mississippi and a few corridors west of it are pretty good candidates for decent, profitable rail service.