Since it appears that we have train fans on here, hypothetical question. Fully loaded 100 car freight train, at 60mph, how far to bring it to a stop?
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Aug. 21, 2011 1:58 p.m. cwh SuperDork
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Aug. 21, 2011 2:14 p.m. 1988RedT2 Dork
cwh wrote:
Since it appears that we have train fans on here, hypothetical question. Fully loaded 100 car freight train, at 60mph, how far to bring it to a stop?
A mile, give or take.
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Aug. 21, 2011 2:17 p.m. fasted58 Dork
cwh wrote:
Since it appears that we have train fans on here, hypothetical question. Fully loaded 100 car freight train, at 60mph, how far to bring it to a stop?
as far and long as it wants to
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Aug. 21, 2011 2:34 p.m. Trans_Maro Dork
Cool that they're still using an F9 locomotive, those things are from the 1940s
Shawn
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Aug. 21, 2011 2:58 p.m. vwcorvette Reader
Cool pics. I have an N-scale layout in the process of being built (aren't they all) right now in my living room. Gonna be steam era following no particular line/area.
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Aug. 21, 2011 3:13 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid HalfDork
That is 6th St. in Augusta, GA taken from a couple different spots. I checked it out on google maps, that section of road is probably a mile long. One end is a Yard and the other is a bridge that crosses over the river into South Carolina.
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Aug. 23, 2011 8:06 a.m. T.J. SuperDork
alex wrote:
Semi-random, semi-on-topic question: what train line or lines run in the MT/ID/WY area?
BNSF cuts across the northern part of Idaho, all across Montana and into Wyoming.
Union Pacific covers the southern part of Idaho, with a little bit in Montana and Wyoming.
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Aug. 23, 2011 8:18 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
EastCoastMojo wrote:
Holy E36 M3 ABBA has their own train?
Unfortunately...
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Aug. 23, 2011 12:38 p.m. Jerry From LA HalfDork
If you think seeing one of these bad boys rolling down the street is crazy, It's even wilder when you're on board. I rode through Fredricksburg, VA on the Amtrak New Orleans Crescent. I couldn't tell from where I sat but I think we even stopped for lights.
