Comments on: Non-stop, high-speed trains that stop at each city. Wait, what? http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/05/05/non-stop-high-speed-trains-that-stop-at-each-city-wait-what/ The random thoughts of a college student Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: codyg1985 http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/05/05/non-stop-high-speed-trains-that-stop-at-each-city-wait-what/#comment-9769 codyg1985 Mon, 05 May 2008 18:59:45 +0000 http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/05/05/non-stop-high-speed-trains-that-stop-at-each-city-wait-what/#comment-9769 It would indeed require a lot of precision. The two trains would have to move as one for the time it would take for the switching to occur. The scheduling would also have to be just right. Where the switching would take place four tracks would be necessary (two in each direction, one for the express train and one for the shuttle train). It would be cheaper to only do four tracks at locations where the switching would take place, but it would make scheduling that much more of an issue. The window would be small depending on how long the four track section would go. Might I also say this would be impossible on today's railroad infrastructure. It would indeed take LOTS of money to build such a system. It would indeed require a lot of precision. The two trains would have to move as one for the time it would take for the switching to occur. The scheduling would also have to be just right.

Where the switching would take place four tracks would be necessary (two in each direction, one for the express train and one for the shuttle train). It would be cheaper to only do four tracks at locations where the switching would take place, but it would make scheduling that much more of an issue. The window would be small depending on how long the four track section would go.

Might I also say this would be impossible on today’s railroad infrastructure. It would indeed take LOTS of money to build such a system.

]]> By: Sunny Yeung http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/05/05/non-stop-high-speed-trains-that-stop-at-each-city-wait-what/#comment-9768 Sunny Yeung Mon, 05 May 2008 18:54:06 +0000 http://www.codyg1985.com/2008/05/05/non-stop-high-speed-trains-that-stop-at-each-city-wait-what/#comment-9768 Indeed, what you are proposing is going to require a lot of precision, but I think that properly trained people will be able to do this without a problem with the help of computers. The only issue at hand now is coming up with the infrastructure needed for this. Indeed, what you are proposing is going to require a lot of precision, but I think that properly trained people will be able to do this without a problem with the help of computers. The only issue at hand now is coming up with the infrastructure needed for this.

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