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[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They keep emphasizing 'trains'. You gotta know your market. Emphasize the 'bullet'.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, we have all sorts of trains, at least for freight, but no “bullet”. How did that happen?

Technically there’s Acela - this morning I watched a video where someone used their gps to catch Acela hitting its top speed of 160mph. High speed rail! Technically. For a few minutes