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		DiogenesKynikos 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amtrak NextGen Acela Debuts on August 28 With modern high-speed rail and a fairly modest average speed of 200 km/h (taking stops into account, because modern HSR can go >350 km/h), it would only take 3.5 hours to get from DC to Boston (passing through NYC).

wat10000 2 days ago [–]

Yep, Acela is rather pathetic, especially the portion between NYC and Boston.

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