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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by irq11 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:30PM (#19459411)
Japan’s rail lines were almost entirely developed by the government, and transferred to private companies later.

Private enterprise is great when taxpayers pay for the expensive part.

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by ghaff on Friday March 22, 2019 @09:08AM (#19462150)
And, while Japanese rail service in general is pretty much as good as anyplace in the world, the Shinkansen is not inexpensive. It's nonetheless popular because HSR is a good match for the distances between a number of populous cities.
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