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Why do railroads run intermodal so fast?
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Problems with split speeds on the interstate shows that traffic capacity is actually reduced by the blockage. <br /> <br />Blockage is usually either a 18 wheeler governed at less than max legal limit or rolling at a limit that is about 10 miles an hour less than those of cars. Forcing all the drivers to pass on the left. Sometimes the left is one lane and not two. <br /> <br />Faster 18 wheelers also have to pass and speed differences of 1-5 mph between truckers excaberate the situation. Especially to all the 4 wheelers who grow impatient by the second. <br /> <br />In states with split speeds you will find alot of capacity wasted. It is easier and safer to roll with the traffic speed at the pace set by the cars. Sometimes you risked a citation for speed to avoid much bigger problems caused by impatient drivers. <br /> <br />I would think railroads are the same when everything runs close to the same pace instead of everyone having to get around each other. <br /> <br />Shipping finds themselves a speck in the ocean. This I think does not apply to ships until they get into Littoral or Port waters.
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