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Posted by timz2 on Tue Mar 30 15:49:28 2010, in response to Re: CALTRAIN Electrification, posted by Olog-hai on Tue Mar 30 14:58:16 2010. "What makes you say that push-pull electrics can't run at a 39-mph average speed . . . ?"Sounds easy, doesn't it? (Actual distance 4th St to San Jose is around 46.75 miles, so we'll make it 40 mph.) Present schedule with 20 stops is 91 minutes (that's leaving out Broadway and Atherton; dunno if Caltrain hopes to reinstate them someday). So, can an ALP46 save a minute between each station pair, compared to an F40? 30 seconds would be a reasonable hope. (Truth to tell, I haven't found anything to support my recollection that Caltrain hopes for 70 minutes. Personally ALP46s would suit me fine, but I never ride the line except for fun.) |
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