Western Railroad Discussion > UP Passenger Train at 70 MPH

PSLCB3 27 westbound in Kansas City, MO on the Sedalia sub with 12 cars enroute to Omaha, NE. 

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I assume Amtrak has a 79 mph speed limit on this sub every day.

That was a good one.  Thanks!

20+ HPT is how I interpret that train. A rocket sled. Cool video though. 

Nice catch.   Would look nicer with their E/GP38-2 units up front!

MEKoch Wrote:
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> I assume Amtrak has a 79 mph speed limit on this
> sub every day.

Actually here the psgr limit is 70 mph.  It is 75 mph between Jefferson City and St Louis.  I agree that the entire line from KCY to STL be 79 mph.  These odd lspeed limits go back to a lawsuit between Amtrak and the Missouri Pacific for limiting passenger trains to 60 mph on this route.  As a result of this suit, the MOP agreed to raise speed limits to 15 mph above freight train limits.  So KCY to JEF on (Sedalia sub) has a frt limit of 55, henc 70 mph psgr.  JEF to STL is 60 mph frt 75 psgr.  I have heard rumors that eventually it will be 79. but no idea when that might take effect.

Sneebly

It used to be 79, didn't it, until the MoP slowed it down prior to Amtrak, I think.

WLE2679 Wrote:
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> Nice catch.   Would look nicer with their
> E/GP38-2 units up front!
​Yes just imagine that train with the 951/963B/949 on the point, WOW!

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

It would be even nicer if they would repaint the baggage car into Union Pacific colors.
JB