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Don't use Europe as an example for an efficient train system. Learn from the best: Japan. New York - Washington? Sure, no problem, takes about 2h 15min[1][2][3]

Don't use Europe as an example for an efficient train system. Learn from the best: Japan. New York - Washington? Sure, no problem, takes about 2h 15min[1][2][3]. New York - Chicago? 8 hours [4]. Looking at the American timetable - holy crap, 19 hours for the same distance by train, 12 hours by car. [1]https://maps.google.co.jp/maps?saddr=Tokyo+Station,+Tokio&daddr=Nagoya,+Aichi&hl=de&ll=35.209722,138.03772&spn=2.118357,2.988281&sll=35.185033,138.323364&sspn=2.119001,2.988281&geocode=FWZ0IAIdRKlUCCHG5gyLgyUwRCkLcJ_Y-4sYYDHG5gyLgyUwRA%3BFYbTGAIdngYpCCllI3sQnnADYDFSs87o1CKWKg&oq=nago&brcurrent=3,0x601bb6ce8cb0c32f:0xfcfa66ebdf6f1655,0&ttype=dep&date=10%2F03%2F14&time=08:00&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=def&mra=ls&t=m&z=9&start=0 https://maps.google.co.jp/maps?saddr=Tokyo+Station,+Tokio&da... [2]https://www.google.com/maps/dir/New+York,+NY,+USA/Washington,+DC,+USA/@39.8121037,-76.6196479,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c24fa5d33f083b:0xc80b8f06e177fe62!2m2!1d-74.0059731!2d40.7143528!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c6de5af6e45b:0xc2524522d4885d2a!2m2!1d-77.0364641!2d38.9072309!3e0 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/New+York,+NY,+USA/Washington... [3]https://duckduckgo.com/?q=230mi+in+km https://duckduckgo.com/?q=230mi+in+km [4]https://maps.google.co.jp/maps?saddr=aomori&daddr=okayama&hl=de&ll=37.744657,137.669678&spn=8.198093,11.953125&sll=37.735969,137.318115&sspn=8.199052,11.953125&geocode=FTjlbgIdZaJjCCmjaisc8J-bXzF-oYVtnC3G_w%3BFarLEAIdDnP7BylPoPsvcQVUNTFmV2lgJoDDEA&brcurrent=3,0x34674e0fd77f192f:0xf54275d47c665244,0&ttype=dep&date=09%2F03%2F14&time=22:49&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=def&mra=ltm&t=m&z=7&start=0 https://maps.google.co.jp/maps?saddr=aomori&daddr=okayama&hl...

Uehreka 13y ago
At one point I was attending college in Baltimore while my family lived in Chicago. I'm fine with long trains rides (8-10 hours or so) but the routes from Baltimore to Chicago were reported to be 27 hours (For this reason I never actually used them). I don't know how they come up with stuff like that.
- m_mueller 13y ago
  I tell you what, I'd be fine too sitting for 8h in this[1], the standard Shinkansen interior. They even have wall outlets as well as onboard LTE between Tokyo and Osaka. I'm usually more productive in those than in my office. There's only one issue: If you're not a tourist carrying a weekly rail pass, it costs around 140$ one way for a 3h trip. Sounds like a lot, however considering the distance they travel in that time it starts to look reasonable again. [1]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/JR_Central_N700_002.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/JR_Centra...

Uehreka 13y ago

At one point I was attending college in Baltimore while my family lived in Chicago. I'm fine with long trains rides (8-10 hours or so) but the routes from Baltimore to Chicago were reported to be 27 hours (For this reason I never actually used them). I don't know how they come up with stuff like that.

m_mueller 13y ago
I tell you what, I'd be fine too sitting for 8h in this[1], the standard Shinkansen interior. They even have wall outlets as well as onboard LTE between Tokyo and Osaka. I'm usually more productive in those than in my office. There's only one issue: If you're not a tourist carrying a weekly rail pass, it costs around 140$ one way for a 3h trip. Sounds like a lot, however considering the distance they travel in that time it starts to look reasonable again. [1]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/JR_Central_N700_002.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/JR_Centra...