Re:Distances you can travel on a European train in less than...
by jpatokal on Sunday June 07, 2015 @12:39AM
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While you're basically correct, there's one point worth correcting: Caltrain locos need to put out 4000 hp because diesel trains built to US standards are ridiculously heavy, see eg. https://bikeeastbay.org/rail/fra.html. A modern EMU is much lighter and consequently needs a lot less power.
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