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by nong33 on March 1st, 2007
by Romiex69x on March 1st, 2007
Do train MOFOs take delight in making ordinary citizens wait an exorbitant amount of time at rail crossings?
by -O-uknow on August 31st, 2010
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Do you favor The Federal Government spending 53 billion dollars on high speed rail service? Why or why not?
by Freedom00 on February 9th, 2011
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Have you ever gone off the rails on a sane, rational train?
by Want To Sleep With A Miner on October 14th, 2010
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Whats the difference between train and trolley?
by PL is on vacation right now on November 2nd, 2010
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Why doesn't the US have high-speed rail when all other modern nations do?
by Koz - Passion Perseverance Patience on March 14th, 2011
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You're reading Why does it take so long to stop a modern locomotive if the brakes fail ? I know it cant make an instant stop , but there has been a lot on tv about runaway locomotives, why cant they just shut the engine off ? how exactly do they work? anyway?
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+4. This is easily demonstrated by looking at any train derailment or crash. Where the front of the train actually does come to a sudden stop, all the following cars climb right up on the pile. Bigga messa !
by mac1896 on March 1st, 2007
Thank you , all of you ! I knew the good people of A / B would know . Its nice to
have a team here that are willing to share their knowledge.....many thanks
by alphadog on March 2nd, 2007