| Posted by on January 16, 2014 | |
Wow! Didn't know Amtrak opened up the floodgates like that outside of the NEC.
Wonder how fast the Autotrain runs in remote areas?
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Cool perspective Drew!
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Very cool Drew. Just a bit faster than those coal trains your used to, hunh?
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| Posted by CGW2719 on January 16, 2014 | |
Autotrain runs on freight tracks and is limited to track speed, which generally around 80 MPH. Since a portion of Autotrain is freight, it may (or may not - I am no expert) have adhere to freight speed limits, which are generally as high as 60 MPH.
There is a small stretch of 110-mile per hour trackage between Porter, Indiana and Kalamazoo, Michigan (where this photo was taken). Amtrak eventually plans to upgrade this high speed corridor to Dearborn, Mich. (near Detroit).
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Nicely captured, Drew. Refreshing, out of the box and informative. Nice job catching a truck at the crossing, the crossing gate itself and the crossing signal, all along with the GPS itself.
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| Posted by Roy S. on January 16, 2014 | |
And all our friends in other countries can't believe that we would allow a level crossing on a high speed corridor.
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This photo was not taken in Michigan. It on UP's Springfield Sub between St. Louis, MO and Bloomington, IL. Federal funds have been allocated to upgrade both the Joliet Sub and Springfield Sub to 110MPH+ running between Chicago and St. Louis.
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Peterbilt?
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