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badrogue17

Post subject: Re: Amtrack

Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:38 am

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pittmike wrote:

If I heard it right I thought the track was upgraded and rated for 79mph. I am not sure why there would still be a 35mph sign.

That curve is only 35 though. He should’ve slowed down for it .

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Ogie Oglethorpe

Post subject: Re: Amtrack

Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:29 am

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America wrote:

The TGV is impossibly fast. When you see one you cannot believe it's real the way it moves across the horizon. It looks like a special effect in a movie. They have NEVER had a fatal accident. Since 1981 they have been running them and not one person has died in any sort of crash or incident.

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You sure about that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckwersheim_derailment

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Hatchetman

Post subject: Re: Amtrack

Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:31 am

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Engineer was like, FIRST RIDE EVER. LETS SEE WHAT THIS BITCH CAN DO!!

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