“the several states are HUGE compared to Japan; there are wide-open spaces (low population density) all around;”
Wonder what it’s like hitting a deer at 300mph?
By the way, I’ve hit plenty of deer with Amtrak engines going 70+mph — big bang. Even at that speed, if they get into the undercarriage, they can tear open a brake pipe or air hose and stop the train. Can’t imagine what a strike at 200+mph is going to do.
Going back to around 2001, on its very first trip with the press aboard, the Amtrak Acela train hit a deer, which stopped and temporarily disabled the train. Broke an air pipe on the head end. They got it going again, however... jes’ a little late!
>> “the several states are HUGE compared to Japan; there are wide-open spaces (low population density) all around;”
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> Wonder what it’s like hitting a deer at 300mph?
Well, I would assume that the rail/carriage would be suspended, like a monorail’s.
> By the way, I’ve hit plenty of deer with Amtrak engines going 70+mph — big bang. Even at that speed, if they get into the undercarriage, they can tear open a brake pipe or air hose and stop the train. Can’t imagine what a strike at 200+mph is going to do. Going back to around 2001, on its very first trip with the press aboard, the Amtrak Acela train hit a deer, which stopped and temporarily disabled the train. Broke an air pipe on the head end. They got it going again, however... jes’ a little late!
Interesting to know you can still feel the deer on a more conventional train, it’s kinda interesting.