Sprint PCS - Re: Can you use cell phones on trains?

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Re: Can you use cell phones on trains?

DecTxCowboy

2005-10-04, 5:48 pm

Quick wrote:
> I used to live in Michigan and the line from NY City to Chicago
> (Century Limited) ran through our back yard. Those things take
> at least 5 to 10 miles to stop.

They don't stop fast. Texas Railroad Commission figures a mile or more
for a 6,0000 ton train or 100 cars doing 55 mph doing a emergency stop.

So 5 miles is reasonable for a "gosh darn it" stop compared to an "oh
shit!" stop

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