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[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 hours ago (11 children)

120mph is not high speed though. It is 10mph below where the Shinkansen (130 mph) was (1964–1986) 37 years ago. Since 2014, Shinkansen trains run up to 200 mph on the Tōhoku Shinkansen.

if you think the bumpy Acela Express is a great ride you should try the Shinkansen.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (4 children)

It’s high speed for the US. It was a comfotrable ride. It wasn’t intended to be a comparison to other countries.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

This is a race to the bottom. The rest of the world exists and lagging in infrastructure has practical impacts including apparently having no frame of reference to how harsh and noisy "high speed" trains are in the US.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago

What's the point that you're trying to make?

American trains suck nananabooboo?

Great talk lol

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