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Reply to "T1 trust. The right locomotive built at the right time by the right people for the wrong reasons?"

p51 posted:
Hot Water posted:
Dominic Mazoch posted:

And for the speed test run, the only cars you could pit behind it today would be Amfleets.

Wrong!

Yeah, I've seen private cars zooming down the NE corridor behind the fastest electric engines that Amtrak has, and I'd bet those are going (or at least can go) as fast as the steam speed record, as they regularly go 125 down that track and way faster with the Acela.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Jack, but doesn't "Amtrak certified" for a private car mean they can go down the NE Corridor as well at those high speeds?

Has there been a revision to Amtrak SMP 28603 since 2013 ?  That limited PV [ and railway business cars ! ] to either 90 or 110 mph, depending on truck criteria.

Amtrak has similar limitations for its own "Heritage" cars, I think;  remember Chase ?

SZ

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