::It's possible that FDR's New Deal may have saved the line itself, but less likely that it would fund those trains.  The line itself is interesting for the article, as high speed rail only really works on lines built to take it (apart from the slight advantage from using tilting trains, such as the Pendolino and Acela Express).  Even the legacy lines here in the UK that run at 125 mph, such as the Great Western Main Line, were built in the 1830s to be fast.