>>1246914>No, they don't have speed limits higher than 80 miles an hour (130kph for the non-burgers) because the FRA has restrictions on operations faster than that, namely in-cab signaling that Class 1 freight companies are too cheap to install.The FEC has cab signals, which will soon be upgraded to PTC signals. Course it's not a Class I, so your point still stands.
I believe they run at 79mph on the current segment out of liability concerns. There are WAY too many crossings on that part of the railroad.
On the existing FEC track from West Palm Beach to Cocoa, the speed limit will be raised to 110mph, the max allowed with crossings. For the new Cocoa-to-Orlando segment, it'll be 125mph, because that's basically the most the diesels can put out.
Fun fact, the FEC will legally be able to run intermodal freight at 90mph (that's 145kph for you eurofags) between Cocoa and West Palm Beach once the track upgrades are complete.
I mean, they probably won't, but they COULD. There'd be no law stopping them from running 90mph freight trains on that portion. Just imagine seeing one of those monsters barreling down the tracks at above-highway-speeds.
