Comments on: Archiving Angeles (AA): The Maryland Special

By: Matt Mason

Matt Mason — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:54:54 +0000

I did a 15 second search for "rail car speed records." What I found was that rail cars traveled as fast as 126 mph as early as 1903. So, assuming that info. is accurate, I think the figure cited here is plausible. What throws most people off is that the U.S. has a dilapidated rail system in which most trains poke along relatively speaking, using mostly the same old technology, so it's no wonder that we can't fathom trains many decades ago being able to travel almost as fast as they do today. Even the so-called high speed trains that Amtrak installed in the Northeast Corridor (DC->NY->BOS), which I have been on, can't go anywhere near their potential speeds, because they operate on track that is many decades old.

By: dj ernie pearl

dj ernie pearl — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:35:05 +0000

yea, I’m having a prob too with the 100mph + and more cause it’s only 1900

By: Lucinda Michele

Lucinda Michele — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:49:39 +0000

Maryland to Virginia. I love it. :)

By: wilberfan

wilberfan — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:26:24 +0000

I don’t know…I’m having trouble believing that speed figure. Doesn’t make sense. Put my money down on “mistake”…

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Archiving Angeles (AA): The Maryland Special Digital China — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:18:10 +0000

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By: gregbarnett

gregbarnett — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:16:46 +0000

Would have been an awesome ride for sure!

By: Dave Share

Dave Share — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:07:36 +0000

109mph?!?! Holy deathwish Batman! I can’t imagine traveling that fast in something like that.