How fast is that train supposed to travel?
50 or so according to a previous thread.
50 around that curve.
50-55 mph at that place.................
The general Amtrak speed limit is 79 mph, less in curves.
How fast is that train supposed to travel?
*******
.....The speed limit is 70 mph just before the curve and 50 mph along the curve itself,
the Federal Railroad Administration said....
More info should be forthcoming as they have found the black box
according to the following article.
Investigators arrive after train wreck leaves 7 dead
http://www.aol.com/article/2015/05/13/amtrak-train-derails-flips-7-dead-140-injured/21182634/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chp-desktop%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D-289250805
Shouldn’t there be a governor to limit the speed?
Are there stretches of track that they are allowed to travel that speed?