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Brightline service starts Friday

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Re: Brightline service starts Friday

Unread postby buzz456 » Wed Oct 25, 2023 4:19 pm

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Re: Brightline service starts Friday

Unread postby Chacal » Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:47 pm

Incredible speed is too slow. We need ludicrous speed.
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Re: Brightline service starts Friday

Unread postby Cardinal51 » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:06 pm

Speed is not important, as long as you think you are going faaaaaaaaaaaaaaasst
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Re: Brightline service starts Friday

Unread postby mindenjohn » Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:40 am

The most important is that you get there safely. 125 mph is very common in Europe (equates to 200kph) with diesel and electric traction and is considered to be the upper limit for visual signalling, over this is usually on dedicated tracks with special signalling (in cab) e.g. TGV and NBS.
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Re: Brightline service starts Friday

Unread postby Cardinal51 » Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:12 pm

Nah, for me safety is not the most important. That is why I like driving in a 1970s Mustang :-)
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Re: Brightline service starts Friday

Unread postby Chacal » Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:25 pm

Cardinal51 wrote:Nah, for me safety is not the most important. That is why I like driving in a 1970s Mustang :-)


Does it explode often?
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Re: Brightline service starts Friday

Unread postby GogebicChief » Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:32 pm

Chacal wrote:
Cardinal51 wrote:Nah, for me safety is not the most important. That is why I like driving in a 1970s Mustang :-)


Does it explode often?

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Re: Brightline service starts Friday

Unread postby Cardinal51 » Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:40 pm

Chacal wrote:
Cardinal51 wrote:Nah, for me safety is not the most important. That is why I like driving in a 1970s Mustang :-)


Nope, but when I hit a tree the steering wheel is in my kidney and my nose in the windshield.
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