The average freight train on a route is 80 cars, L= 120’ each. Estimate average clearance (gap) between trains for q = 50 trains/day on a one way track, 50 mph. q = uk does not apply within a multicar train set, but it does between trains (“train sets”).
The average freight train on a route is 80 cars, L= 120’ each. Estimate average clearance (gap) between trains for q = 50 trains/day on a one way track, 50 mph. q = uk does not apply within a multicar train set, but it does between trains (“train sets”).
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19 a. The average freight train on a route is 80 cars, L= 120’ each. Estimate average clearance (gap) between trains for q = 50 trains/day on a one way track, 50 mph. q = uk does not apply within a multicar train set, but it does between trains (“train sets”).
b. A 50 car unit train carrying containers takes two days from LA/Long Beach to Chicago. A single car takes 20 days. Explain the difference.
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