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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by tree68</i> <br /><br />Depends on the train. I'm sure others will chime in with more specifics. <br /> <br />High speed rail (ICE, Bullet Trains) are well into triple digits. <br /> <br />Amtrak NE corridor has stretches over 100 mph. Otherwise figure 79 mph. <br /> <br />Your average freight mainline loco is around capable of around 70-75. <br /> <br />That's what the motive power is potentially capable of. But the speed of the train is governed by the track... <br />[/quote] <br />depends on the train : <br />average in the US is 70-75mph <br />in Europe its probaly 180-210km/h----trains over there are made for speed <br />it also depends on the track ---US has horrible track conditions vs.europe because over there it is the main transportation [:)]
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