LtMorke wrote:I expect to see everyone complaining about how the brakes take too long to release, how they're "unrealistic", and that they need to be fixed, like the Surfliner's F95.
X2 I'm wondering about this as well. After my first ride on an Amtrak train a few months ago, I now know that those F59s release and go from a stop. They clearly don't wait for minutes or even seconds for the train brakes to recharge before they can go.
I've done enough train watching in my life, to also know that when a train's signal turns green so the can leave after a stop, they don't take something like a whole minute to get going either. Not even 5000 ft of train.
I'm not saying train brakes release instantly like on a car, but they don't normally take 30 seconds or a minute either...
Now on the other hand, when they just cut in a line of cars, that's different, they do indeed take a couple of minutes to charge the system on cars that have been sitting for a few days in a siding.
