The list in the article is shortened. There are 20 countries with more hsr than the US:<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-speed_railway_lines" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-speed_railway_l...</a><p>High-speed rail. (km)<p>China: 19,000<p>Japan: 2,664<p>France: 2,036<p>Turkey: 1,420<p>UK: 1,377<p>Russia: 645<p>US: 28<p>The new line discussed in the article would cross half the United States.