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By a train that averages 55 mph. That is a national embarrassment.
by TheCoelacanth 8y ago
By a train that averages 55 mph. That is a national embarrassment.
- mikeash 8y agoI found 70MPH, where did you see 55?
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoI misread the comment as Boston-New York like the route in the article. Boston-New York is slower than the rest of the route. South Station in Boston to Penn Station in New York takes 3:46[1] and those stations are 212 miles apart[2] which is an average of about 55 mph. [1] https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Northeast-Schedule-W04-060918.pdf https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/p... [2] https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Pennsylvania+Station,+New+York,+NY+10119/boston+massachusetts+south+station/@41.5508299,-73.6494424,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c259ae15b2adcb:0x7955420634fd7eba!2m2!1d-73.993519!2d40.750568!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e37081fd13d33b:0xc6b2706315b5125c!2m2!1d-71.0550924!2d42.3518711 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Pennsylvania+Station,+New+Yo...
- mikeash 8y agoI see. Not that 70MPH is particularly great either.