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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by trainman2244</i> <br /><br />a Few weeks ago i rode an amtrak train with my mom and dad and the track was horible! It rocked the train about 3 feet each way going at high speeds! what is wrong with this? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Could be any one or more of several things. If you were on jointed ("stick") rail you may have achieved harmonic speed causing the rocking. You might have been passing over a series of low joints in the rail or it may have been a number of switches or diamonds. Also some of the motion may have been csused by age or maintenance issues with the Amtrak equipment. Or any one of a dozen other reasons. MC? <br /> <br />LC
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