If I had to name one thing which encapsulates how hopeless the American passenger rail industry is, it would probably be that they have no idea what platform a *regularly scheduled service* will stop on until it's literally pulling into the station
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i thought this was how trains worked everywhere
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Japan is like another more efficient world that somehow has a rail system owned by multiple companies and yet operates more smoothly than anything stateside.
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I dunno, this happens in Munich too. But its up like 30 mins before arrival.
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(Not *certain,* but pretty sure Munich HBF is where I've waited to see what track my train was going to arrive on.)
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What about a place like Penn Station where I assume they are trying to keep people waiting for the next train off the platform while another train is boarding or unloading?
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Seems to me like what you're describing is a dynamic cargo system(America) versus a static cargo system(japan)
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