05-04-2022, 05:31 PM
(05-04-2022, 12:51 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: That's interesting. For context...a GO train will traverse the 3.6 km in just over 2 minutes at 100km/h (a moderate top speed for GO trains--they can go much faster but usually don't).
How often are Kitchener line trains arriving within 2 minutes of their scheduled arrival time? If they arrive outside this scheduled arrival time they will delay the outgoing train.
Passing tracks can work, but they are very fragile to any scheduling issues like one might have when sharing with freight.
A 2.6 km passing track should be long enough for most (all?) freight trains as well.