Chilean authorities Friday inaugurated the South American country's first high-speed train service. The convoy, which has four cars and can accommodate 236 passengers, links connects Santiago with Curicó in two hours and three minutes at a maximum speed of 160 km/h. Curicó is a rich agricultural production area known for its wine cellars.
The US is a poor standard for high speed rail, or even trains in general. A better comparison would be with France, where trains can go up to 320kmph.
Chile is also… Not as flat as France.
Something also built by china might be a good comparison. The new high speed trains in Indonesia (also built by china) regularly go up to 350 kmph.