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Re: SMART goes Titanic - nothing can possibly go wrong
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 10-21-2008 - 17:42
>Please take note, BART's broad guage decision was an engineering one based on 60s technology that held that a wider gauge would be safer and offer a smoother ride at speeds in excess of 70mph.
It was found that with the 5'2" track gauge, the trains wouldn't roll over at 70 mph in a 70 mph crosswind. Thank you B. S., er rather Billy Ray, Stokes. The only two things BARTD changed as result of the Concord test track were the propulsion voltage and the track gauge. Wow! Now they have a whole fleet of special-order, one of a kind cars, which are approaching $2 million each to build.
>I assume it is also true that the Capitol Corridor trains are a miserable failure. A failure that may soon be second only the the Northeast Corridor in ridership. Crappy rolling junkyards that ignorant people insist on patronizing in increasing numbers.
You're right about the crappy junk. Starting early next year, they cars are going to go through a second rebuilding program, which will take about 2 - 2 1/2 years to complete.
It was found that with the 5'2" track gauge, the trains wouldn't roll over at 70 mph in a 70 mph crosswind. Thank you B. S., er rather Billy Ray, Stokes. The only two things BARTD changed as result of the Concord test track were the propulsion voltage and the track gauge. Wow! Now they have a whole fleet of special-order, one of a kind cars, which are approaching $2 million each to build.
>I assume it is also true that the Capitol Corridor trains are a miserable failure. A failure that may soon be second only the the Northeast Corridor in ridership. Crappy rolling junkyards that ignorant people insist on patronizing in increasing numbers.
You're right about the crappy junk. Starting early next year, they cars are going to go through a second rebuilding program, which will take about 2 - 2 1/2 years to complete.
