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Yea the US is far behind other countries with regard to passenger rail service. A friend who thought Amtrak was fast got blown away when she rode the Shinkansen
by okprod 6y ago
Yea the US is far behind other countries with regard to passenger rail service. A friend who thought Amtrak was fast got blown away when she rode the Shinkansen for the first time.
- freeopinion 6y agoOsaka to Tokyo on Shinkansen is ~500km and takes over 3 hours. Los Angeles to Las Vegas on Amtrak is ~500km and takes over 7 hours. Oh, except that you don't finish in Las Vegas. You finish in Kingman, AZ (more that 160km from Las Vegas) because that's as close as you can get with Amtrak. The Shinkansen is travelling through significantly populated areas on the trip. Amtrak is travelling through a barren desert.
- fomine3 6y agoOsaka to Tokyo is about 2.5 hours if you use fastest Shinkansen.