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High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London
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(11-03-2015, 03:32 PM)BuildingScout Wrote:
(11-03-2015, 02:44 PM)ookpik Wrote: It takes a while for an HSR to reach maximum speeds from a stop and then to slow down to make a stop.

I think people tend to overstate these factors. Modern HSR trains take about 2 minutes to reach maximum speed and about a minute and a half to come to a complete stop from maximum speed. Adding a few stops really doesn't make much of a difference.

Train acceleration is glacial compared to a sports car, which can reach similar speeds in 15-20 seconds, but not large enough to really make an impact if we were to have a stop in Guelph and Pearson.

The train does need to be stationary for a while, too, unless we have high-speed passengers (HSP), too!   Smile
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RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - by tomh009 - 11-04-2015, 12:23 AM

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