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Feb. 25th, 2008 12:14 am- 21:09 Norbit DENIED an Oscar. It'll have to settle for a it's load of Razzies. #
Feb. 25th, 2008
Sumthin' ain't right there.
Took a long convulted way home, and met up with an old colleague from two years ago. He had listened to an ad from CSX Transportation (note: they operate the MARC Camden and Brunswick lines) saying that their diesel freight engines get 422 miles to the gallon.
That just doesn't make sense. Those train engines are just massive beasts and heavier than anything out there. They're so heavy they take over a mile to slow down. And if you're hauling a heavy load, even longer. Basic physics says you need a ****-load of energy to get it moving and up to speed... and I doubt diesel's got it, even if the engine driving those wheels is frigging huge. Even with hydrogen injection I doubt it'll get 422 mpg.
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lowen_kind ? You're with Amtrak and got experience with the rails before that. What's your take on it?
Took a long convulted way home, and met up with an old colleague from two years ago. He had listened to an ad from CSX Transportation (note: they operate the MARC Camden and Brunswick lines) saying that their diesel freight engines get 422 miles to the gallon.
That just doesn't make sense. Those train engines are just massive beasts and heavier than anything out there. They're so heavy they take over a mile to slow down. And if you're hauling a heavy load, even longer. Basic physics says you need a ****-load of energy to get it moving and up to speed... and I doubt diesel's got it, even if the engine driving those wheels is frigging huge. Even with hydrogen injection I doubt it'll get 422 mpg.
lowen_kind ? You're with Amtrak and got experience with the rails before that. What's your take on it?