That train seemed longer than it was. I counted 150 cars. Some of them looked longer than 60 feet, but I'll go with that, which means the train was 150*60=9,000 feet. A mile is 5,280 feet, which means the train was 9,000/5,280 = 1.705 miles long. The train took 7 minutes and 33 seconds to pass you. There are 60 seconds in a minute, so that's 33/60=0.55 minutes. So, the time was 7.55 minutes. 60 minutes in an hour, giving 7.55/60 = 0.126 hours. The speed of the train is estimated to be 1.705/0.126 = 13.5 miles per hour. That seems to be an odd speed, but not unreasonable. If the train was going 15 mph then it would be 15*0.126 = 1.89 miles long, or 1.89*5,280 = 9,980 feet long. Making the cars an average of 66 feet long, approximately.
Thanks for sharing - a very special train😃😃
Amazing catches!
Cool catches of VRE P303, Amtrak P090, CSX M409 with an Amtrak GP38 trailing and VRE P305 in Spotsylvania!
Nice catches
Saw that same Amtrak Geep in Woodbridge! Awesome catch!
That train seemed longer than it was. I counted 150 cars. Some of them looked longer than 60 feet, but I'll go with that, which means the train was 150*60=9,000 feet. A mile is 5,280 feet, which means the train was 9,000/5,280 = 1.705 miles long. The train took 7 minutes and 33 seconds to pass you. There are 60 seconds in a minute, so that's 33/60=0.55 minutes. So, the time was 7.55 minutes. 60 minutes in an hour, giving 7.55/60 = 0.126 hours. The speed of the train is estimated to be 1.705/0.126 = 13.5 miles per hour. That seems to be an odd speed, but not unreasonable. If the train was going 15 mph then it would be 15*0.126 = 1.89 miles long, or 1.89*5,280 = 9,980 feet long. Making the cars an average of 66 feet long, approximately.
I know but if you look at CSX
M415, M416, M421, and M422 they are longer
Thanks for counting
@@BoeingRailfan.1 You're welcome!