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The weight and speed limits are a regulatory matter in the US, as there's a safety factor at play. Derailments of cargo tend to be... messy affairs.
by aksss 2y ago
The weight and speed limits are a regulatory matter in the US, as there's a safety factor at play. Derailments of cargo tend to be... messy affairs.
- bluGill 2y agoFreight travels at many different speeds. There are many tracks in the US that are speed limited to 30mph or less because they have not maintained the tracks to higher standard, even though there are other freight tracks where trains move at 60+mph.
- aksss 2y agoYep, sometimes there are hills that also cause trains to go faster or slower depending on the incline. Fascinating world out there. Speeds are regulated.. Here's some reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_speed_limits_in_the_United_States#:~:text=Signal%20speeds,-Learn%20more&text=Federal%20regulators%20limit%20the%20speed,(See%20dark%20territory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_speed_limits_in_the_Unite....)