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Hey everyone im just wondering if there are any locomotives in the file library that can go at least 135 for N.E.C. use?Thank you. train_freak "Pele is king of the soccer field to be king of your kitchen use crestfeild wax paper"---The Simpsons
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There are no real freight locomotives that can go 135 mph. To my knowledge the fastest speed freight trains are operated at anywhere in the world is 100 mph and that is in Germany and France (on the high-speed TGV/ICE-lines)
I read somewhere(I can't find the link) that the new HHP-8s are geared for 150 mph. Of course, Amtrak currently has no passenger cars rated for that speed(the Amfleets are rated for 125 mph), so it is a moot point. Also, given the truck hunting problems of the Acela, I imagine the HHPs would experience something similar or worse, since they weigh more and are of a similar design. Remember the E60s were supposed to be good for 120 mph and stability problems kept them at 90 mph.BTW, the Acela is still technically faster than the HHP since it is geared for 165 mph, and actually reached 168 mph in tests. Since the Acela is only allowed to go 150 mph in regular service, I would imagine the HHP is similarly derated to perhaps 135 mph.Therefore, to answer your question I would say that it is within the realm of possibility that an HHP pulling Amfleets could run at 135 mph if it were behind schedule. However, with ACSES(Amtrak Civil Speed Enforcement System) the drivers can no longer get away with it like in the past. I personally timed a few AEM-7s pulling short Amfleet consists at ~135 mph thorough Princeton Junction, but this was in the mid-1980s, before ACSES. While watching trains there, when one didn't show at its usual time, you knew it would be coming through in a big hurry a bit later, especially if it was a Metroliner.
