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glatt · 06-24-2009, 08:42 PM

Thanks for that info HM. 300-400 feet, huh? That's a much better driver reaction time than I expected. Judging from the damage, the train must have been going very fast. In fact, many of the passengers said the train hit at full speed. So it sounds like the brakes were not very effective. I'd expect the speed to be reduced dramatically over that distance, based on my own experience on Metro. I bet only some of the cars had brakes that were working, or there were other problems with the brakes.

06-24-2009, 08:42 PM	#40
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Thanks for that info HM. 300-400 feet, huh? That's a much better driver reaction time than I expected. Judging from the damage, the train must have been going very fast. In fact, many of the passengers said the train hit at full speed. So it sounds like the brakes were not very effective. I'd expect the speed to be reduced dramatically over that distance, based on my own experience on Metro. I bet only some of the cars had brakes that were working, or there were other problems with the brakes.