Fun fact from Wikipedia: "In 2014, JR Central reported that the Shinkansen's average delay from schedule per train was 54 seconds." !!!
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Note: traveling on Amtrak after traveling on a Shinkansen is...desperately depressing. Feels slow and rickety. And, of course, running late.
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The Amtrak train I'm on right now is only running 23 minutes late and I'm like, it could be way way way worse. Don't wanna jinx it.
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Out of curiosity, I tried looked up average delay for the train I'm on. Relevant page of Amtrak site won't load. Perhaps says enough.
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OK, it finally loaded. It doesn't give an average number, just says that it's on time about 75% of the time. I mean, could be worse.
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All of North America really dropped the ball on passenger rail. It's tragic.
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This was a good watch https://youtu.be/mbEfzuCLoAQ
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Well, at least Amtrak's better than bums in a boxcar travel. Amtrak is expensive for its level of quality.
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I keep expecting to see the puff of steam coming out near the engine. Still, a 75% arrival on time is better than United isn't it?
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