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[quote user="Doublestack"]<p>Unfortunately it takes far less wind than a tornado to put an intermodal train into the ditch. We've experienced several times where straight line winds in the range of 70MPH have tipped over TOFC trains and slightly higher winds have toppled doublestacks. </p><p>[/quote]</p><p>What about double stacks? I've done that with a model...ran it in front of a fan, all the top containers went flying....<span class="smiley">[(-D]</span></p><p>The nose of a loco would definetely be safest, as long as the walls are thick enough to withstand flying debris. I guess it depends on what kind of debris it is, plywood reacts a whole lot differently that say....a tree trunk. And a house....ouch. Then again, if the tornado can lift a house, then it would proably pick up the loco. But if you get with a container or a piggy trailer.... </p><p>Lots of things to hit you out there...then again, most tornados aren't Worst Case Scenerios, so it wouldn't be things like trailers and trees hitting the train, more like random debris. I would guess the nose of a loco would protect you, it is made to withstand collisions after all. </p>
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