Amtrak runs midnight test trains at 165 mph from Maryland to Massachusetts


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This is by no means the fastest of high-speed trains around the world, but should the test run go well, it will be a vast improvement for the current railways and one step closer to the speed that is standard in Europe.

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="229"] Photo by Derek Yu.[/caption] Amtrak is going to break the speed limit this week in the Northeast Corridor. The rail service announced Monday it wil