Thursday, March 26, 2009

Greensburg Line Schedule Reasoning (Part 6)

60MPH – 5280 Feet per minute

45 MPH- 3960 Feet per minute

35 MPH – 3080 Feet per minute

30 MPH – 2640 Feet per minute

Greensburg to Irwin

8.87 Miles or 46833.6 Feet

@ 5280 Feet per minute, it will take 8.8 minutes to get from Greensburg to Irwin. Add two minutes to get up to track speed, and 2 minutes to slow down and it will take 12.8 minutes to get from Greensburg to Irwin

1 Minute Irwin Station Stop

Irwin to Pitcairn

5.9 Miles or 31,152 Feet

@ 5280 Feet per minute, it will take 5.9 minutes to get from Irwin to Pitcairn. Add two minutes to get up to track speed, and 2 minutes to slow down, and it will take 9.9 minutes to get from Irwin to Pitcairn.

1 Minute Pitcairn Station Stop

Pitcairn to Braddock

5.76 Miles or 30,412.8 Feet

@5280 Feet per minute it will 5.76 minutes to get from Pitcairn to Braddock. Add two minutes to get up to track speed, and 2 minutes to slow down, and you have 9.76 minutes to get from Pitcairn to Braddock.

1 Minute Braddock Station Stop.

Braddock to Wilkinsburg

3.78 Miles or 19958.4 Feet

@3960 Feet per minute, it will take 5 Minutes to get from Braddock to Wilkinsburg Add two minutes to get up to track speed and 1 minute to slow down, and you have 8 minutes to get from Braddock to Wilkinsburg.

1 Minute Wilkinsburg Station Stop.



Wilkinsburg to E. Liberty

1.63 Miles or 8612.4 Feet

@ 3960 Feet per minute, it will take 2 minutes to get from Wilkinsburg to E. Liberty. Add two minutes to get up to track speed and one minute to slow down, and you have 5 minutes to get from Wilkinsburg to E. Liberty.

East Liberty to Grant St. Multi-Modal Terminal

4.11 Miles or 21,701 Feet

@ 3960 Feet per minute, it will take 5.48 minutes to get from East Liberty to Grant Street Multi-Modal Terminal. Add two minutes to get up to track speed, and 1 minute to slow down, and it will take 8.48 minutes to get from East Liberty to Grant Street Multi-modal terminal.

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