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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 9:37 am
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Originally Posted by jib71
An Acela from Boston to Philadelphia covers the same distance taking twice as long and 30% higher price... (OK, so you'd fly... ).
Not only that, but the Shinkansen leaves every few minutes and you're pretty much guaranteed to get there on time and in one piece. The same cannot be said for neither the Acela nor the plane in the NE corridor.
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