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   legaleagle48 said, about 22 hours ago

   Surprisingly, the Chicago-New York train will get there first. It would take that train only 3.75 hours to get there at 80 mph, whereas the Pittsburgh-New York train has to cover 371 miles at 90 mph, which would take it 4.12 hours to complete — and by the time it leaves Pittsburgh, the Chicago train is only 45 minutes from arriving in New York City in any event!
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   simpsonfan2 said, about 22 hours ago

   If they are Amtrak trains, they’ll both be late.
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   tuna1 said, about 22 hours ago

   I don’t know about that. New York is way more than 300 miles from Chicago..
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   Nabuquduriuzhur said, about 22 hours ago

   Neither. Both will make 50 stops along the way.
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   edclectic said, about 22 hours ago

   @simpsonfan2

   If they don’t break down first.
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   firedome said, about 21 hours ago

   you forgot about bridge washouts, which will force detours…
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   Bruno Zeigerts said, about 21 hours ago

   How about the new three way seating on Via Rail?
   Non-smoking.
   Smoking.
   Burned beyond Recognition.
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   Hawthorne said, about 21 hours ago

   @simpsonfan2

   Not on the West Coast! Not any more!

   Amtrak can be on time! Who’d ever have thought it?
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   AussieDownUnder said, about 20 hours ago

   Now if these were Australian trains they would never be late as it’s easier to cancel the train…ergo it’s not late.
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    cdward said, about 19 hours ago

    I’ve taken the New York-Chicago train a few times. It’s more than 700 miles and takes 20 hours. So far, I’ve never had a breakdown, and one winter, during a blizzard, it was the only transportation system that kept going. In general, I love the train, and I’m not particularly bugged if it takes longer. When you count all the time and hassle you spend getting to the airport, standing in security, etc, it’s not even all that much longer than flying.
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    richardelguru said, about 18 hours ago

    Remember that old song:

    You leave the Pennsylvania station
    ‘Bout a quarter to four,
    You read War and Peace
    And then you’re in Baltimore.
    Dinner in the diner,
    Nothing could be finer
    Than to have your next six meals in Carolina.
    When you hear the whistle blowin’ eight to the bar
    Then you know the goods ahead has derailed a car.
    Perhaps if they shoveled coal in
    They could get the bloody thing rollin’.
    Boo! Hoo! I think we’re staying right where we are…
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    ECAsh said, about 18 hours ago

    BUT, where is the train from Pitts going?
    its not said..
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    Alexikakos said, about 17 hours ago

    @richardelguru

    Love that parody!!
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    AshburnStadium said, about 17 hours ago

    It’s a little over 900 miles by rail from NYC to Chicago. The Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central R.R. had competing first-class services that once took you there in 16 hours on either the PRR’s Broadway Limited or the NYC’s 20th Century Limited.
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    AshburnStadium said, about 17 hours ago

    Not the one that’s speeding. Until you get to Harrisburg, the highest speed limit on American rail is 79 mph. From Harrisburg to Philadelphia, the speed limit goes as high as 110 mph, and on the Northeast Corridor, the speed limit can be from 90-120 mph to NYC.
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