11-03-2015, 03:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-03-2015, 03:33 PM by BuildingScout.)
(11-03-2015, 02:44 PM)ookpik Wrote: It takes a while for an HSR to reach maximum speeds from a stop and then to slow down to make a stop.
I think people tend to overstate these factors. Modern HSR trains take about 2 minutes to reach maximum speed and about a minute and a half to come to a complete stop from maximum speed. Adding a few stops really doesn't make much of a difference.
Train acceleration is glacial compared to a sports car, which can reach similar speeds in 15-20 seconds, but not large enough to really make an impact if we were to have a stop in Guelph and Pearson.