High-speed rail has been in the news in that its not working. The New York Times states:

Fairly obvious, but we all know why high speed transport will eventually happen:

The only thing lacking right now is American political will. But The Denver Post picks up with a press pool report from Senator Bennet:

Seems like everyone is touting the relief that Rail/Hyperloop will bring. But don’t forget Buses!

Holding mobile townhall aboard @rfta bus today on the way to airport – what a great way to travel pic.twitter.com/Bc3yHLdZrF — Michael Bennet (@SenBennetCO) August 5, 2014

But when it does happen will we have the necessary know how to build it? According to a NPR article on the Construction Industry Missing Key Tool: Skilled Workers, NPR explains:

The hyperloop can be different. Automation and robotics can be designed to install prefabricated modular units of the hyperloop.

Lets end with a quote and substitute the Mars stuff for a hyperloop: