'Where High-Speed Rail Works Best' by the Regional Plan Association

 Because everyone needs to read this:

www.rpa.org/uploads/pdfs/Where-HSR-Works-Best

Here is the essential list:

Top 50 City Pairs

Rank |  City |  Pair |  Score
1 New York-Washington 100.00
2 Philadelphia-Washington 98.24
3 Boston-New York 97.22
4 Baltimore-New York 96.83
5 Los Angeles-San Francisco 96.43
6 Boston-Philadelphia 96.05
7 Los Angeles-San Diego 94.92
8 Los Angeles-San Jose 94.19
9 Boston-Washington 92.79
10 Dallas-Houston 91.37
11 Chicago-Detroit 91.09
12 Baltimore-Boston 90.39
13 Chicago-Columbus 89.42
14 Chicago-Saint Louis 89.25
15 Los Angeles-Phoenix 89.03
16 Chicago-Cleveland 88.71
17 Charlotte-Washington 88.39
18 San Diego-San Francisco 88.32
19 Columbus-Washington 88.21
20 Cleveland-Washington 88.13
21 New York-Pittsburgh 88.03
22 Phoenix-San Diego 87.97
23 Las Vegas-Los Angeles 87.79
24 Detroit-New York 87.47
25 Chicago-Minneapolis 87.33
26 Detroit-Washington 87.27
27 Cleveland-New York 87.25
28 Philadelphia-Pittsburgh 87.23
29 Portland-Seattle 87.19
30 Pittsburgh-Washington 86.69
31 Los Angeles-Sacramento 86.58
32 New York-Providence 86.58
33 Raleigh-Washington 86.36
34 Detroit-Philadelphia 86.30
35 Chicago-Louisville 86.25
36 Hartford-Philadelphia 86.20
37 San Diego-San Jose 86.14
38 Hartford-Washington 86.13
39 Chicago-Cincinnati 86.02
40 Cleveland-Philadelphia 85.99
41 Charlotte-Philadelphia 85.60
42 Philadelphia-Raleigh 85.58
43 Buffalo-New York 85.58
44 New York-Virginia Beach 85.52
45 Austin-Dallas 85.47
46 Manchester-New York 85.41
47 Philadelphia-Providence 85.36
48 Bridgeport-Philadelphia 85.31
49 Columbus-Philadelphia 85.24
50 New York-Rochester 85.11