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To: factoryrat

Freight lines have sharper curves then passenger lines. Freight cars are shorter than passenger cars which allows them to trail over shorter radii rail curves.


56 posted on 12/18/2017 9:58:17 AM PST by OregonRancher (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints)
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To: OregonRancher

Yes, I know that, which is why I pointed out those two curves on either side of I-5. Seeing as how that stretch is repurposed track, did Amtrak or BN run a safety study to establish speed restrictions, or that they could even move those long cars through that track?

A lot of industry track and sections like that have restrictions on what maximum car length you can run, speed, and can only run 4 axle locomotives on them.


150 posted on 12/18/2017 2:32:35 PM PST by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it. MAGA!)
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