http://www.aol.com/article/2014/05/11/china-considering-building-high-speed-railway-to-u-s/20883832/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000058&

I rode on a bullet train from Shanghai to Hangzhou. It was pretty cool! Top speed was around 225-230 mph. It was a very smooth ride. The only bad part about the trip was the dirty, stinky and very crowded stations.

I can't ever imagine that this will ever get done in my lifetime.