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Re: Actually, R68s Are Better At Local Routes And R40s Are Better At Express Routes (100316)

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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Tue Feb 29 23:07:56 2000, in response to Actually, R68s Are Better At Local Routes And R40s Are Better At Express Routes,
posted by R68A - 5200 on Tue Feb 29 22:14:02 2000.

You appear to have ignored at least one factor in your analysis - loading time. One would expect 25% greater loading time for the R68's, with only 32 door widths per 600' train instead of 40. This should more than compensate for any apparent advantage in acceleration.


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