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In speed from 25 to 30 miles an hour, all the way up in some areas to 80 or 100 miles an hour. >> do you have trains that go up that high? >> septa has trains that can go as much as 70 miles per hour. amtrak's trains can go much faster. >> i got to see from the helicopter today, that turn, which is -- it basically is close to a right angle as you can get on a train. obviously the track curves, it's doing this, essentially. >> sure. >> so what's the -- the protocol when you're taking a sharp turn, is the turn rated for speed, also? >> yeah. the track speed will be downgraded based on the curvat...

>> do you have trains that go up that high? >> amtrak can go faster than septa at 70 miles per hour. >> i got to see from the helicopter today, that turn, which is -- it basically is close to a right angle as you can get on a train. obviously the track curves, it's doing this, essentially. >> what's the -- the protocol when you're making a sharp turn, is the turn rated for speed also. >> the track speed will be downgraded based on the curvature of the track or other factors such as inclines and declines, the track is -- track speed will generally decline in a curve. depending also on super ele...

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