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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

World's Longest High-Speed Rail Line Opens in China - NYTimes.com

World's Longest High-Speed Rail Line Opens in China - NYTimes.com:

Bullet trains traveling 300 kilometers an hour, or 186 miles an hour, began regular service between Beijing and Guangzhou, the main metropolis in southeastern China. Older trains still in service on a parallel rail line take 21 hours; Amtrak trains from New York to Miami, a shorter distance, still take nearly 30 hours.

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