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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Paul Milenkovic A couple of questions about those Milwaukee Road Hiawatha Atlantics and Hudsons. ... Second question, what was it like to accelerate a train up to 100 MPH with only 2 (Atlantic) or 3 (Hudson) powered axles? Steam could put out a whole lot more HP than early Diesel, especially if your boiler could keep up, but there is still a question about providing useful levels of acceleration to 100 MPH that 100 MPH running resulted in a high average speed. ... [/quote] My only experience was a Burlington excursion Northern pulling 18 passenger cars. It took 30 minutes to reach 90mph. The basic shape of a train is pretty aerodynamic, so I'd think it could accelerate much faster pulling a short train.
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