by Tadman
I've spent the last few weeks on round trips to Saint Louis and Detroit. Both lines have had some funding to add quad gates for HSR, which is not uncommon. But I notice quite a few in cities, adjacent to stations. You couldn't get a train through there at greater than 25mph if you tried, even with 4 engines pulling a 4 car train. So why spend the money on quad gates? Didn't some mechanical engineers sit down and figure this one out?
In the end, it's not surprising, as I've seen gov't projects with far more off-beat specs, but this is kind of crazy.
In the end, it's not surprising, as I've seen gov't projects with far more off-beat specs, but this is kind of crazy.
The new Acela: It's not Aveliable.