In railroad terms, "humping" refers to the use of a track laid over a hill or "hump" in rail yards. Train cars are decoupled on top of the hump where gravity then separates them and imparts the speed necessary to carry the cars to their respective destinations. Cars are often shunted to one another with some speed and thus they can hit with force. Certainly you would not want a brand new $3 million passenger light rail vehicle subjected to a such an impact., hence the "Do Not Hump" label.
these trains are already gonna be 2 years old by the time they start running
keonta81 1 year ago
In railroad terms, "humping" refers to the use of a track laid over a hill or "hump" in rail yards. Train cars are decoupled on top of the hump where gravity then separates them and imparts the speed necessary to carry the cars to their respective destinations. Cars are often shunted to one another with some speed and thus they can hit with force. Certainly you would not want a brand new $3 million passenger light rail vehicle subjected to a such an impact., hence the "Do Not Hump" label.
HamptonRoadsTransit 2 years ago
It was a joke of course, but I appreciate the explanation.
levar1979 2 years ago
"Do Not Hump"? Oh, well, there goes my fun for this weekend. LOL
levar1979 2 years ago 4
Wow beautiful looking train there. Funny how the cover said "do not hump" lol.
wow85 2 years ago
nice video and nice train car.
jaytoddmartin 2 years ago