Re: [Aus] Fastest Freight Train?

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Thu, 2 Nov 2000 21:58:49 +1000, "Alan Shaw"
<brindabella@primus.com.au> wrote:

>Hi all,
>In this month's Trains magazine, there's a very interesting article on part
>of the BNSF main line from Chicago to LA, with the claim that it's the
>world's fastest freight railway. According to the article, the fastest
>schedule end-to-end has an average speed of just under 70km/h. Now while
>over that distance such an average is pretty fast, but I was wondering
>whether the "fastest in the world" is really true. Does anyone have
>comparative figures to share of the fastest average speeds for freight
>trains in Australia - and to keep the comparison a bit simpler let's limit
>the field to trains travelling more than 500km. Now I know there are
>probably lots of provisos in these sorts of comparisons but I'd be
>interested in the results. Mind you, the BNSF result is very impressive when
>you consider the line evidently boasts 80 intermodal trains a day. Eighty a
>day - imagine going to your favourite train watching spot outside a suburban
>network and seeing a freight every twenty minutes or so!
>
>Alan
>Brisbane
>
>
Are you sure its not 70 MPH since US railroads still use imperial
units.

MD