High-speed railways are coming, thanks to a decade of negotiations and strong support from the Obama administration. So far, proposed lines would cover California, Texas, the Midwest, the Northeast and Florida. Wired has an excellent breakdown on this endeavor, highlighting both an interesting historical timeline with challenges in constructing this revolutionary transportation system. Being in Texas, I remember the failed ‘Texas TGV/Triangle’ plan during the 90s that would have easily connected Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio via bullet trains. Hopefully this time, the project can get off the ground and be running by the 2020 deadline. By the way the picture above is the state-of-the-art AGV (Automotrice Grande Vitesse), built by Alstom and successor of the current TGV fleet currently used by the French. Now why don’t we spread some of that sexy machinery stateside?