Sure, upgrade the line with electrification, as much double tracking as possible and make it possible to run 200 km/h EMUs on it. If it was easy to get it all started I'm guessing it would already be in the works? As stated above it all gets way more complex when the line and right of way is owned by a freight rail company for whom passenger service is almost a nuisance.
Just because something seems simpler and "just" making something existing better doesn't mean it is simpler to get done.
Of course, both the planned CAHSR and what is proposed in this article make sense. Having both would make sense. I guess we'll see which comes first.
BTW - Those new FRA rules that allow Euro-style EMU & DMU trains, how many services have those yet? Any? Are many going to switch over?
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