Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
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Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by BNSF650 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:23 am
New Era of Train Simulation
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by donjgatlin » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:07 pm
Great to hear more area's are getting into the 110mph zone. Would be nice to see Amtrak on the A-Line at those speeds, 79mph is the limit for now. On another note, I think that's the cleanest I've ever seen a P42DC-they look so nice. I do sometime's wonder if getting up to those speed's with diesel locomotives makes the engineer's nervous or even scared.
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by buzz456 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:16 pm
There's only one problem. This makes no economic sense.
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39 and holding.
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"If you can dream it you can do it."- Walt Disney
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by NDORFN » Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:48 pm
How cool was that video! Sounded awesome.
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by donjgatlin » Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:31 pm
Here is a video someone uploaded to youtube from the cab of the test train. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvHd70zP ... watch-vrec
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by RAILSOHIO » Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:44 pm
Amtrak is catching up with 19th century speed records? Oh Boy Oh boy!
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by buzz456 » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:52 pm
RAILSOHIO wrote:Amtrak is catching up with 19th century speed records? Oh Boy Oh boy!
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by hermit9153 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:50 am
Just a touch faster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8skXT5NQzCg
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by dfcfu342 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:14 am
"Crossing gates will go down as much as 80 seconds in advance of the train."
People already can't wait 30 seconds and you're going to make them wait 80 seconds and have a train pop up over the hill covering 54 yards per second? I predict several 110mph car obliterations in the future.
People already can't wait 30 seconds and you're going to make them wait 80 seconds and have a train pop up over the hill covering 54 yards per second? I predict several 110mph car obliterations in the future.
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by hermit9153 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:19 am
dfcfu342 wrote:"Crossing gates will go down as much as 80 seconds in advance of the train.".
Paradise! In Italy they go down as much as 10 minutes in advance of a train that travels at 40 mph. It does keep the polution levels high as nobody turns their car engine of and there's loads of human flesh to scrape from locos....
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by dejoh » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:47 am
One plus for Amtrak is the fact that between Dwight and Pontiac Il., the track is level and straight for miles.
Going through the small towns along the tracks is another matter.
Lot and lots of farmers and their combines.
Do a Google on Dwight, Il. They have a neat train station in the rather small downtown, and I have
burgers and beers at Turtles Tap a few time a year on my way to Bloomington, Il.
Going through the small towns along the tracks is another matter.
Lot and lots of farmers and their combines.
Do a Google on Dwight, Il. They have a neat train station in the rather small downtown, and I have
burgers and beers at Turtles Tap a few time a year on my way to Bloomington, Il.
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Re: Amtrak train briefly hits 111 mph in test run
by up_8677 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:00 pm
dejoh wrote:One plus for Amtrak is the fact that between Dwight and Pontiac Il., the track is level and straight for miles.
Going through the small towns along the tracks is another matter.
Lot and lots of farmers and their combines.
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I once saw a pic of what happened to a big John Deere machine whose operator thought he could beat the train.
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