Security camera showing the crash taking place.
Using a stopwatch and knowing the length of the train cars it should be possible to get a good fix on the train speed from that video. Doesn't look like 100mph to me.
On another thread, Freepers had estimated it’s speed (based on the video) at between 80 and 90 mph.
Using a stopwatch and knowing the length of the train cars it should be possible to get a good fix on the train speed from that video. Doesn’t look like 100mph to me.
The time is in the right corner. It looks like 4 to 5 seconds pass. 7 cars at 85feet each passing in 4.5 seconds. Comes out to 90MPH.