China claims world's longest high-speed rail line - 1428 miles

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/27/china-claims-worlds-longest-high-speed-rail-line/

According to Amtrak's timetables, NYC to Miami is 1389 miles, so this is a very similar distance--and that distance in 8 hours is very competitive with flying.

This lays to rest all the anti-HSR claims that the USA's distances between cities makes HSR impractical.