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I’m fairly certain that large boats win over trains. Their stopping distances are measured in kilometers, there no such thing as an emergency brake on water (ex
by Xylakant 4y ago
I’m fairly certain that large boats win over trains. Their stopping distances are measured in kilometers, there no such thing as an emergency brake on water (except throwing your anchor, but that doesn’t help much in most cases either)
- jfk13 4y agoFortunately, large boats and trains aren't often competing for the exact same place. Either it's too wet for the train, or too dry for the boat.
- zach_garwood 4y agoI'm trying to figure out how a boat and a train would even cross paths.
- kube-system 4y agoA railroad bridge
- efitz 4y agoL. Ron Hubbard’s ship, the Apollo, was struck by a train while in port. The train derailed/jumped the track, plowed through a concrete barrier and impacted the ship. Now arguably this was not a right-of-way situation; but I guess you could argue that stationary objects have right-of-way over vehicles.
- selimthegrim 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bayou_Canot_rail_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bayou_Canot_rail_accident
- kingofpandora 4y agoIt almost happened: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/02/825897966/train-engineer-says-he-crashed-in-attempt-to-attack-navy-hospital-ship-in-l-a https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0...
- toast0 4y agoFreight trains have stopping distances measured in kilometers too. Even with lots of brakes. Passenger trains can stop shorter, but not that much. Light rail, subways, and some commuter rail is a lot less massive and can stop relatively quickly of course. But, large boats can turn if the channel allows and trains can't, and boating tradition is clear that vessels restrictred in their maneuverability have priority, so trains win. ;p