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So.. 10 trains per ship then. With 38 ships per day, that's 380 trains. Assuming 190 trains per direction, on a 24h/day schedule, that's 8 trains per hour, per

So.. 10 trains per ship then. With 38 ships per day, that's 380 trains. Assuming 190 trains per direction, on a 24h/day schedule, that's 8 trains per hour, per direction. Or a 7.5 min block between trains 24 hours a day. That doesn't seem very realistic..

jcrawfordor 3y ago
Not really that far from current transcon capacity, headways are routinely under ten minutes during busy hours. Doesn't seem hard to achieve on a dedicated route. Especially in a totally new installation that might be fully double-tracked and use a moving block system.