Re:Caltrain's electric fleet more efficient than expected
by renhanxue on Saturday January 25, 2025 @07:20AM
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Aerodynamic drag is proportional to cross sectional area. A train only has maybe 2-3x the drag of a car at the same speed, but it has on the order of 100 to 1000x the mass and momentum. It takes forever for drag to do anything to a train at speed.
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