My comment: “记者曾从华盛顿搭乘美国全国铁路客运公司列车前往波士顿，原定六七个小时达到，结果因为下了一场大雨，这趟旅程用了13个小时。”
I am too poor to get out of town. I have no idea how long it takes for the “high speed premium” Acela (quoting Amtrak) to run from Boston to Washington Dc, the Northeast Corridor. The summer 2014 schedule published by Amtrak, at page 19 www.amtrak.com/ccurl/458/185/Amt ... ummer-Fall-2014.pdf
, shows twice daily (weekdays only, excluding July 4 and Sept 1 (Labor Day)): 5:05 am to 11:58 am; 6:05 am to 12:45 pm.