MBTA, and Amtrak

A ton of trains going thru Mansfield

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[motocrossman95]

apparenlty the csx forgot his bell and he wanted to use it so he FAKE rewinded

[alx2925]

Ya lol

[tyronewright64]

aint this was were that boy was hit by an acela express train goin 140 something like that anyway...................this video was added on my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!

[alx2925]

yes it is, here is what happened, he came around the corner at 141 MPH, dumped the train, smacked him at 127 mph

[yarmo28]

Thanks for the info. It does make sense that the lines aren't electric, given the initial outlay. Maybe once the ridership increases, they'll consider it.

[trinityct]

@yarmo28 1st, there's 2 tracks because there's a road on one side, & a parking lot on the other. 2ndly, the majority of the trains that go through here are faster than 125 mph, so the tracks are open much quicker than a mainline with a speed limit of 60 mph for example. The MBTA trains are maintained by the state (I think) & electric engines cost some money. Also, there are no other lines on the MBTA other than the Providence line that are electrified, so it wouldn't make sense to buy them.

[trinityct]

@alx2925 Where and when did that happen? Somewhere in New England I'm guessing, The Acela can't go faster than 135 south of Rhode Island...

[yarmo28]

With all that traffic, why are there only two tracks? And why aren't the commuter trains electric? Wouldn't that be more cost-effective?

[TheDylanJoyce]

afternoon with the trains!....i like that!

[chocoboneversleeps]

@motocrossman95

I was thinking something along the lines of training.

[trinityct]

At exactly 7:30 , you can see that you caught Aem-7 #952! That engine is supposed to be on the Keystone line.

[lolmock25]

i did

[xTrAIns5x]

How come all the trains had the front pantographs up for the lead engines

[glittereyes6]

The Trains Can Be Fun But Also Dangerous The Aclea Is Always Fasy