Apparently there exists a viewpoint in the world that sustains that US rail is better than the (admittedly patchy) European network. Well, they seem not to be bothered that they put freight before passengers. Then high-speed is completely detached as a topic from cargo.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-is-europe-so-absurdly-backward-compared-to-the-u-s-in-rail-freight-transport/amp