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TV Alert- Mythbusters and Train Suction
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<P>My guess- and it's only a guess- is that if there really WAS a suction problem, the yellow warning lines would be painted back farther. It surprised me when I visited my hometown depot (a raised platform "bus stop" deal) that warning lines were only a foot or so from the edge. Considering that this station is part of the route for Acela, and considering it is one of the few straight stretches of rail betwee New Haven and Boston, my understanding is that the Acela picks up some heavy duty speed. I think the hazard from a passing train is more from the various objects sticking out of it than suction.</P> <P>Back in the old days (I can hear the kids groaning) in the sixties I used to sit on the station platform (ground level) when the New Haven blew express trains by me. At that time the roadbed was pretty sad and I doubt <EM>THE PATRIOT</EM> was doing much more than 40. There was a lot of dust... lots of crud getting blown around... but no suction. I sat with my back to the train depot and feet no more than three windy feet from the rails. I got deaf from the train passing and dirty (which never made my mother happy) but sucked in... never. The stationmaster, who good naturedly put up with my near daily presence around the depot, always kept an eye on me.</P> <P>I believe that the Mythbusters will bust this myth. Know why? <EM>Cause a train never sucks!</EM></P>
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