02-26-2019, 04:12 PM
I've looked at a few Amtrak routes and they always take an incredibly long time. I took a train in Europe this summer, and by comparison the trip was quicker than we could do in a car. That said, the train did do about 200kmh for a while, so I know that helped.
One train in the US I'm looking at takes 27 hours. It's about 900 miles. That means it averages about 33mph. I've read "More than half of Amtrak trains operate at top speeds of 100 mph". Still, that means they spend most of their time stopped or going extra slow.
One train in the US I'm looking at takes 27 hours. It's about 900 miles. That means it averages about 33mph. I've read "More than half of Amtrak trains operate at top speeds of 100 mph". Still, that means they spend most of their time stopped or going extra slow.