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I enjoyed your article. Automation at JR has advantages, but I hope customer service still allows passengers to speak to a human in the train station; I hate trying to understand how to interact with a ticket machine. And the Maglev is marvelous but you are right; it's way too expensive. In a way, the Maglev is a victim of JR's success is operating the Shinkansen.

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