Crescent ATN & TCL
OBS Chief
Posted this elsewhere but decided it warranted its own thread....
Ok 6 minutes late not bad!
and at the next stop....
Woah! 36 minutes early?!?! This train gained 42 minutes between TCL and BHM!
Tuscaloosa and Birmingham are only 55 miles apart, and the tracks are in good condition so completing the trip in 63 minutes should be the norm, just an avg speed of 52.4 mph. So why does Amtrak schedule this segment of 55 miles for an hour and 45 minutes of travel time? that's only averaging 31.4mph to be on schedule!
But then of course things like this happen....
So who knows what they're basing the schedules on.
BTW, How is it possible for them to arrive in NYP 71 minutes early without exceeding the speed limit of 110mph for LD's? If my math is correct they would have to average about 71mph to complete the 225 miles in 190 minutes, I know the NEC is fast but is it really that fast?
And if anyone else has other examples of schedule oddities post them....
Ok 6 minutes late not bad!
and at the next stop....
Woah! 36 minutes early?!?! This train gained 42 minutes between TCL and BHM!
Tuscaloosa and Birmingham are only 55 miles apart, and the tracks are in good condition so completing the trip in 63 minutes should be the norm, just an avg speed of 52.4 mph. So why does Amtrak schedule this segment of 55 miles for an hour and 45 minutes of travel time? that's only averaging 31.4mph to be on schedule!
But then of course things like this happen....
So who knows what they're basing the schedules on.
BTW, How is it possible for them to arrive in NYP 71 minutes early without exceeding the speed limit of 110mph for LD's? If my math is correct they would have to average about 71mph to complete the 225 miles in 190 minutes, I know the NEC is fast but is it really that fast?
And if anyone else has other examples of schedule oddities post them....