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[QUOTE]Originally posted by TwinStarRocket: [QB] Raton Pass and the crossing of the Mississippi are at very very low speed. On the pass, the speed is low only because the curves are sharper and the grade is steep enough that it would take more power or braking than other stretches of track, not because of any danger. On Raton, there are no cliffs or steep drop-offs, just steep hills with double track and space to spare. A derailed car would probably just stay in place where it derailed. Any of the rare passenger train accidents involving fatalities were probably at much higher speeds than the speed over Raton Pass. If you don't already know, the top of the pass is a tunnel. The scariest part of that is, it's dark. As for bridges, you are probably safer on a railroad bridge than any other bridge. As mentioned already in this post they are overbuilt and designed for much much more weight than a passenger train. The Mississippi bridge is a swing bridge - not high over the water. And old bridges are better bridges. I remember during floods in Phoenix 20-30 years ago every (concrete) bridge in the entire city crumbled except: the one highway bridge built prior to 1920, and the one railroad bridge. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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