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From: jis1@mtgzz.UUCP (j.mukerji)
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Subject: Re: Green and Gold (and others) GG1
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Date: Sun, 26-Jan-86 12:14:45 EST
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> This may be a stupid question, but how do you tell how fast a train is
> going while riding on it? 
> 
> Sam Midkiff

You could look for the mileposts that are usually posted along the track.
Once you have discovered what them you can time them as you pas them and
then compute the speed from that.

If you are riding the Jersey Arrows on NJTransit or the M1/M2 on LIRR you
can walk up to the first car and take a peek at the speedometer on the
motorman's console. It is really amazing how "not fast" 85mph feels on the
well maintained tracks of the North East Corridor even when riding in a
NJTransit commuter train!

Jishnu Mukerji