CBS 60 Minutes Cites Morocco’s Al Boraq as Model as US Fails to Build High-Speed Rail

A CBS 60 Minutes episode aired on April 5 cited Morocco’s Al Boraq high-speed train as a model of modern rail engineering, contrasting it with the United States’ failure to build its own. Launched on November 15, 2018, the service connects Tangier and Casablanca, cutting travel time from four hours and 45 minutes to two hours and 10 minutes. While California's high-speed rail project remains stalled, Amtrak co-founder Lou Thompson emphasized that Morocco made the decision to proceed, unlike the US.