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How Fast Does a San Diego Commuter Train Go?
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How Fast Does a San Diego Commuter Train Go?
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80 MPH, as a matter of fact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VmeYU5cMQw


08-18-2022, 02:08 AM
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RE: How Fast Does a San Diego Commuter Train Go?
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Those "METROLINK" coaches are made in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.


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RE: How Fast Does a San Diego Commuter Train Go?
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Not too long ago, I had to go from LA to San Diego, and decided to take the train to avoid traffic. In the long straight stretch after Oceanside, I had no idea how fast we were going (guessed 60 mph), until we pulled close to the freeway, and like Gone says, we were passing 75-80 mph traffic. It was the most relaxing, comfortable trip to San Diego I've ever taken.


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RE: How Fast Does a San Diego Commuter Train Go?
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When I worked for Petersen Publishing in West L.A., my commute from Orange was two hours one-way by car. Or, it was two hours taking the Metrolink from Orange to L.A., then the subway, then the bus the rest of the way. I took the trains and bus to save my sanity.

The Petersen Museum is two blocks from the old publishing headquarters, and I make the museum commute on weekends now, usually by motorcycle. But, not a motorcycle commute I'd want to make every weekday. Splitting lanes most of the way would save time during the week, but that's more brain processing power than I possess.


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