Huh? You can take a train from New York to Washington. It’s not high speed rail but it’s not even a day trip. You could go there and back in one day and still get stuff done at the other end. It’d be a bit of a long day but nothing outrageous.
In fact, the Eastern seaboard is one of the few places in the US where rail travel is a valid option much of the time.
Acela from NYC to Washington is a piss-poor excuse of """""""high speed rail""""""", certainly rock bottom dogshit tier travel times when you compare it to other city pairs with similar GDPs and similar distances
In fact, the Eastern seaboard is one of the few places in the US where rail travel is a valid option much of the time.