### Question
What does high-speed rail mean?


### Answer
**High-speed rail** has the following meaning in *45 U.S.C. § 831*:

> all forms of nonhighway ground transportation that run on rails providing transportation service which is—


(1) reasonably expected to reach sustained speeds of more than 125 miles per hour

#### Citation:
  - *45 U.S.C. § 831*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-RAILROAD REVITALIZATION AND REGULATORY REFORM > SUBCHAPTER II-RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING**

