At about 6:30am at Canton Junction located in Canton MA, i was surprised to see this Acela Express traveling so fast. The track speed for Amtrak in this area is 125mph, but i think this Acela was going a "little" faster...
Speed through the station for Acela trains is 130MPH. And MrZkr123, Their is no "cushion" where you are allowed 5 over the speed limit. The on board control systems will allow 2MPH over the speed limit at most which what the FRA allows. Often times, the computer will not even give you that.
Let's see...150 mph corresponds with 220 feet/s and the train travelled its own length in about four seconds (from 0:17 to 0:21). Is the train close to 880 feet long? It looks like 2 engines and 7 passenger cars, so that would require that each car be close to 100 feet long. That's a bit of a stretch; I would guess they are more like 80-85 feet. The train's probably going no more than 130 mph or so.
Speed through the station for Acela trains is 130MPH. And MrZkr123, Their is no "cushion" where you are allowed 5 over the speed limit. The on board control systems will allow 2MPH over the speed limit at most which what the FRA allows. Often times, the computer will not even give you that.
sfarrel7 2 months ago
663 ft in total length for an acela express overall makes this 127 mph.
skiboy895 2 months ago
no
volleyballlibero1996 3 months ago
Make that 6 passenger cars...
irkhanbasc 3 months ago
Let's see...150 mph corresponds with 220 feet/s and the train travelled its own length in about four seconds (from 0:17 to 0:21). Is the train close to 880 feet long? It looks like 2 engines and 7 passenger cars, so that would require that each car be close to 100 feet long. That's a bit of a stretch; I would guess they are more like 80-85 feet. The train's probably going no more than 130 mph or so.
irkhanbasc 3 months ago
im sure there is a 5mph cushion like driving a car where the rule is u can go 5mph above the projected speed limit
MrZkr123 3 months ago
@reaperexpress there isnt much built here in the us smh we dont have anything here
chrisjct 4 months ago
thanks mate for the reply
r32guy1 4 months ago
@r32guy1 It's built by a Canadian company (Bombardier), and is operated on an American railway (Amtrak).
reaperexpress 4 months ago
is the train american
r32guy1 4 months ago