Wow, that guy has held up GREAT over the years...fun video to watch.
Thanks.
That was back when we thought we could do ANYTHING and so we tried it.
Not so, today.
It would have been a record but the train had to make 5 stops along the way.
There was one very important take away from the video - the fact that all of the railroad crossings were closed during the one time run. Something about the crossing gates cycle being too slow.
IMHO this is/will be the greatest problem for any high speed rail spur/system built in the US - you can not have railroad crossings that actually touch like today’s crossings. First, the high speed train would have to slow down for each such crossing - think of the resulting law suits when, not if, an accident happens. Second, the high speed train tracks would divide cities, counties, and private property; the crossing issue above. This will result in either massive property buys or wholesale seizure of private property a la Kellogg in New haven, CN.
Never the less an interesting piece of American history that has never been taught before!
Great story! Thanks for posting.