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I work as A conductor for Bnsf. There are A number of factors that determin the speed of A locomotive, such as total trailing tonnage, empty or loaded cars, the type of cars, haz. mat. cars etc. Also the teritory you are running, hills, curves, even the temperature. ALL trains that run on BNSF are restricted to A maximum 70 mph for freight and 90mph for passenger. All our newer locomotives are governed for A maximum 70mph but if they weren't they could easily run close to 100mph without A load.
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