To actually go 150 MPH on a train in the US.
To actually go 150 MPH on a train in the US.
Only if you look out the window. The ride is pretty smooth at that point, aside from the nifty tilting.To actually go 150 MPH on a train in the US.
does it feel like U are going 150mph?
If you want to count how many poles are there.To actually go 150 MPH on a train in the US.
does it feel like U are going 150mph?
Looking out the window may be just the issue. For me, 150 mph is just too fast to see the scenery. 125 is MUCH more civilized and "leisurely". I'd take the Acela again only if I missed my Regional and needed to catch up in a hurry.Only if you look out the window. The ride is pretty smooth at that point, aside from the nifty tilting.does it feel like U are going 150mph?
I concur!But I suppose everyone should try it Once.
No, I'm almost 100% that the original 15 mile segment of 150 MPH running is north of Providence. They have subsequently expanded the amount of 150 mph territory, but a significant amount is north of Providence.You would not be going 150 mph between providence and Boston anyway. The 150 mph segment is South/west or Providence on the way to New Have. I think the top speed between boston and Providence is 130 mph.
You will ride in 150 mph territory in MA. As for whether you will actually go 150 mph or not, that is a separate matter depending on what is going on in that area that day and that point in time, in terms of TSRs, congestion etc.You would not be going 150 mph between providence and Boston anyway. The 150 mph segment is South/west or Providence on the way to New Have. I think the top speed between boston and Providence is 130 mph.
If you stand at the edge of the platform at Attleboro or Mansfield while the Acela is whizzing by, does it blow you over?Attleboro, MA. and Mansfield, MA. MBTA stations are both located in 150 mph territory for both directions. In riding the Acela however, I have never recorded a GPS log over 144 mph in Massachusetts. I have recorded 151 mph on the Rhode Island section.
Almost. I did it once on a trip to Boston (took MBTA commuter rail out to the Mansfield station) and it was one of the most incredible forces I've ever felt. And I was standing a good 10-15 feet from the edge of the platform. I was filming the whole thing my laptop's built in camera, and had placed the laptop on top of a trashcan about 10 feet from the edge of the platform. The force of the passing train literally picked up the laptop and almost tossed it off the trashcan before I grabbed it and held it down.If you stand at the edge of the platform at Attleboro or Mansfield while the Acela is whizzing by, does it blow you over?Attleboro, MA. and Mansfield, MA. MBTA stations are both located in 150 mph territory for both directions. In riding the Acela however, I have never recorded a GPS log over 144 mph in Massachusetts. I have recorded 151 mph on the Rhode Island section.
It sure gets your attention.First timers on the platform usually say "Holy s---" !!!If you stand at the edge of the platform at Attleboro or Mansfield while the Acela is whizzing by, does it blow you over?Attleboro, MA. and Mansfield, MA. MBTA stations are both located in 150 mph territory for both directions. In riding the Acela however, I have never recorded a GPS log over 144 mph in Massachusetts. I have recorded 151 mph on the Rhode Island section.
More like 125 actually.130, 150 MPH.. whats 20mph among friends..LOL.. fastest i ever been has been whatever NEC Reg does from PVD to NYC... thats what 65? 70?
Pretty much so.is the acela like on star trek when they go into warp speed...LOL
More like 125 actually.130, 150 MPH.. whats 20mph among friends..LOL.. fastest i ever been has been whatever NEC Reg does from PVD to NYC... thats what 65? 70?
Pretty much so.is the acela like on star trek when they go into warp speed...LOL
Regional between PVD and NYP max speed in some sections would be 125mph.130, 150 MPH.. whats 20mph among friends..LOL.. fastest i ever been has been whatever NEC Reg does from PVD to NYC... thats what 65? 70?
Likewise, for me it was probably about 200mph. It was on the TGV from Paris to Poitiers, in 1997. If someone here knows more about what equipment would have been running then, they may know more precisely what speed it would have run for most of its journey. All I remember about what I saw out the windows is that it was so fast that I didn't have a nice view of the countryside. It was more like looking out the window of an airplane accelerating on the runway in the seconds before actually leaving the ground (unsurprisingly; the speeds are comparable): it's nifty to see stuff whizzing by so quickly, but it's almost impossible to focus on anything long enough to actually look at it. Perhaps that effect was even more pronounced on the TGV than on the Acela, but since this was twelve years ago for me, I can't really compare them.The fastest I have been on a train is 200mph on TGV Est (the recently inaugurated line from Paris to Baudrecourt) to Nancy in France. And compared to that everything else seems quite pokey
Paris Montparnasse to Poitiers on the LGV portion (LGV Atlantique south branch Chatillon - Courtalain - St. Pierre-des-Corpes) would have been 186mph. The only 200 mph LGV at present is the LGV Est which went into service last year.Likewise, for me it was probably about 200mph. It was on the TGV from Paris to Poitiers, in 1997.The fastest I have been on a train is 200mph on TGV Est (the recently inaugurated line from Paris to Baudrecourt) to Nancy in France. And compared to that everything else seems quite pokey
48 years ago that was my introduction to the GG-1 in Haddon Heights NJ, Beautiful in Tuscan, 5 gold stripes, and the "sing" of the Catanery, no clue as to the number but like my Sig, belowIf you stand at the edge of the platform at Attleboro or Mansfield while the Acela is whizzing by, does it blow you over?Attleboro, MA. and Mansfield, MA. MBTA stations are both located in 150 mph territory for both directions. In riding the Acela however, I have never recorded a GPS log over 144 mph in Massachusetts. I have recorded 151 mph on the Rhode Island section.
Regional between PVD and NYP max speed in some sections would be 125mph.130, 150 MPH.. whats 20mph among friends..LOL.. fastest i ever been has been whatever NEC Reg does from PVD to NYC... thats what 65? 70?
The fastest I have been on a train is 200mph on TGV Est (the recently inaugurated line from Paris to Baudrecourt) to Nancy in France. And compared to that everything else seems quite pokey
Those who have been on the Shanghai Airport Maglev, which travels a bit faster also have similar feelings about other trains
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