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1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Definition .................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Types of High Speed Rail .......................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Historical Timeline .................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 High Speed Rail in United States................................................................................................ 6 1.5 North East Corridor .................................................................................................................... 9 2. Potential of NEC - HSR ..................................................................................................................... 10 3. Strategy of Amtrak ........................................................................................................................... 16 4. Recent Developments ........................................................................................................................ 17 4.1 NEC Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission ....................................................... 17 4.2 Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Program ........................................................................... 17 5. Debate of High Speed Rail Project ..................................................................................................... 17 5.1 Charges of elitism and social engineering: Untruthful attacks ................................................... 18 5.2 The unaffordability of high-speed rail ...................................................................................... 19 5.3 The lack of political and popular...