by wigwagfan
CNJ wrote:If you've ever driven I-10 between New Orleans and Baton Rouge during certain times of the day you would see what I meanA train moving with a top speed of 49 MPH, with multiple station stops, permanent and temporary speed orders, and the acceleration/deceleration rates of a train, will move slower than the traffic on I-10 (or any other road), unless the average speed of the road is somehow less.
Even in rush hour traffic - Portland's MAX trains move about 10 miles an hour slower than traffic on the paralleling six-lane freeway - even if the freeway is moving 20 MPH below the speed limit, and despite that the speed limit for MAX trains is equal to that of the freeway.
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Erik Halstead - Portland, Oregon
Erik Halstead - Portland, Oregon