Its obvious Big Oil/GOP partnership is behind the shameful absence of HSR in the US.
The Tashkent to Samarkand high-speed rail line is a 344-kilometre (214 mi), high-speed rail connection between the two largest Uzbek cities of Tashkent and Samarkand and through four provinces: Tashkent, Sirdaryo, Jizzakh and Samarqand in Uzbekistan. The train operates seven times a week under the brand Afrosiyob.
Construction began on the line on 11 March 2011, with completion planned for later that year at a cost of roughly $70 million.[1][2] The line includes both new and rebuilt trackage, as well as adding modern signaling systems to the route.[3] In addition to building trackage capable of supporting high-speed service, track of lower standards was built to the cities of Bukhara and Khiva as part of the project.[2] The 344 kilometres (214 mi) high-speed line is capable of speeds up to 250 km/h (160 mph), with a total travel time between Tashkent and Samarkand of about two hours.[3] The line is planned to open for commercial operation in September 2011.[4] However as of September 18 only 35 km of high speed track were installed and railway company reportedly lacked the money to upgrade the entire route.[5]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkent%E2%80%93Samarkand_high-speed_rail_line
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