Train journey coincidence

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I was on a train journey in the USA travelling from Manhattan to Boston on business. It must have been in the 1990s. I was reading a paperback thriller to pass the time. I had just read a passage which referred to the station at White Plains. On looking out of the window at that point as my train slowed down I was astonished to find we were drawing into White Plains station!
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:52:00 +0000Coincidence ID:4191