QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha QUOTE: What??? Why check your fiqures. After all, this is railfaning we are talking about. If you expected posters to both historically AND scientifically correct all the time, we would be down to 2 or 3 posts per day How about just good, plain ole' correct info then? If you're idea of "railfannning" is blathering any old answer, right or not, then I no longer wonder why people have a low opinion of us.[V][:(!] And that is pure non-sense about a 7-mile train. 7 miles @ 5280ft each, divided by 40 would be 924 40' cars from the period. That is beyond un-real. --------------
QUOTE: What??? Why check your fiqures. After all, this is railfaning we are talking about. If you expected posters to both historically AND scientifically correct all the time, we would be down to 2 or 3 posts per day
QUOTE: Originally posted by ddechamp71 QUOTE: As far as speed, I was told once on this forum the the Big Boy could pull a 7 mile long train up Sherman Hill...at 80 MPH none the less. Let's see that whimpy TGV do something like that!!![swg] Although I'm far more sensitive to Big Boys than to TGVs and other fu&@in electric powered passenger trains that rule europeean railroads, what I heard (Pentrex videos) is the following: a Big Boy was able to pull 5 miles of cars on LEVEL and SRAIGHT track. So I doubt it was the case at Sherman Hill.....Furthermore at 80mph![;)] Dominique
QUOTE: As far as speed, I was told once on this forum the the Big Boy could pull a 7 mile long train up Sherman Hill...at 80 MPH none the less. Let's see that whimpy TGV do something like that!!![swg]
QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68 Depends on the train. I'm sure others will chime in with more specifics. High speed rail (ICE, Bullet Trains) are well into triple digits. Amtrak NE corridor has stretches over 100 mph. Otherwise figure 79 mph. Your average freight mainline loco is around capable of around 70-75. That's what the motive power is potentially capable of. But the speed of the train is governed by the track...
QUOTE: Originally posted by jdirelan QUOTE: Originally posted by the feed QUOTE: Originally posted by beaulieu QUOTE: Originally posted by jezz anyone know how fast trains can go at top speed[}:)] The French have run a special TGV at over 500 kph. which is over 300 mph. I HEART THE TGV!! omg its soooooooooooooooooooooo much fun! only if we could have a system like it For the record, the TGV only travels at 320KM/200MPH, well below your 300MPH esitmate. Yes the TGV did go 320.2MPH once, but on a special track with a empty, shorten train. 300MPH is not regularly reached by the TGV. Come on people, it takes 15 seconds to check your figures[:(!]
QUOTE: Originally posted by the feed QUOTE: Originally posted by beaulieu QUOTE: Originally posted by jezz anyone know how fast trains can go at top speed[}:)] The French have run a special TGV at over 500 kph. which is over 300 mph. I HEART THE TGV!! omg its soooooooooooooooooooooo much fun! only if we could have a system like it
QUOTE: Originally posted by beaulieu QUOTE: Originally posted by jezz anyone know how fast trains can go at top speed[}:)] The French have run a special TGV at over 500 kph. which is over 300 mph.
QUOTE: Originally posted by jezz anyone know how fast trains can go at top speed[}:)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by zwspnby9 I LOVE YOUR FACTS. TRAINS ARE RAIL TO RAIL. AND THOSE "THINGS" ARE BIG PIECES OF MAGNET ON MAGNET. MAKING IT A BUNCH OF BASUTA!!! LET US ALL BE HAPPY IN AMERICA THAT AT LEAST OUT TRAINS, ARE "TRAINS"!!!!!!!
QUOTE: For the record, the TGV only travels at 320KM/200MPH, well below your 300MPH esitmate. Yes the TGV did go 320.2MPH once, but on a special track with a empty, shorten train. 300MPH is not regularly reached by the TGV.
QUOTE: No,, aerodynamic drag will cause any moving vehicle to have a top speed.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by farmer03 I suppose if you have a long straight downhill section of track it'll go as fast as you want.
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