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RAILROADING BASICS 119
Determining the Speed of the Train
It is possible to igure out your train’s approximate speed by computing how long it takes the train to travel between two mileposts. Use the following chart to determine speed. Try this when the train is going fast or slow.
Time per Mile MPH
0 min. 36 sec 100 0 min. 38 sec 95 0 min. 39 sec 92 0 min. 40 sec 90 0 min. 41 sec 88 0 min. 42 sec 86 0 min. 43 sec 84 0 min. 44 sec 82 0 min. 45 sec 80 0 min. 46 sec 78 0 min. 48 sec 75 0 min. 50 sec 72
SPEED TABLE
Time per Mile MPH
0 min. 52 sec 69 0 min. 54 sec 67 0 min. 55 sec 65 0 min. 57 sec 63 0 min. 58 sec 62 0 min. 59 sec 61 1 min. 0 sec 60 1 min. 5 sec 55 1 min. 10 sec 51 1 min. 15 sec 48 1 min. 20 sec 45 1 min. 25 sec 42
Time per Mile MPH
1 min. 0 min. 0 min. 0 min. 2 min. 2 min. 2 min. 2 min. 2 min. 3 min. 3 min. 4 min.
30 sec 40 35 sec 38 40 sec 36 45 sec 34
0 sec 30 10 sec 28 20 sec 26 30 sec 24 50 sec 21
0 sec 20 30 sec 17 0 sec 15