Comment on How soon do you get there?
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours agoDepends on what type of train it is. A passenger aeroplane travels around 800 km/hr, a ‘typical’ train about 150-200. However, the commercial high-speed Fuxing reaches an average speed of 320 km/hr, enabling to go from Beijing to Nanjing (1,020 km) in 3.2 hours.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 hours ago
Meanwhile Amtrak trains: 74mph, unless you’re on the Acela, then top is 150mph.
Mirshe@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Try closer to 30 average. Most rail isn’t rated for above 50 outside the Northeast Corridor, and you’re also pausing for hours at a time sometimes because freight rail gets priority treatment.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
Not sure, and actually I think passenger gets priority, but there’s so few compared to freight it porb leans that way.