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<p>[quote user="tpatrick"]</p> <p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>timz:</strong></div> <div></div> <p> </p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"></span></span></span></span></div> </blockquote> <p>In a letter in Rwy Age for 25 April 1936, M. D. Franey said an LS&MS 4-6-2 had run the 7.53 miles from Amherst to Vermilion OH in three minutes. No one can show a timekeeping error, and probably no one can show a mileage error. So, no reason to doubt it?</p> <p> </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> </p> </blockquote> </p> <p>7.53 miles in 3 minutes would be only 156 mph. Who would question that? (to be read with sarcasm)</p> <p>Tim</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not meaning to debunk your math, but, with all due respect, I have a sneaking suspicion that your calculation is off by 5.4 mph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Perhaps Mr. Hankey made a similar error.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">By the way, which locomotive are we talking about for the claim of 106.1 mph?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></span></p>
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