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60 mph (97 km/h) BNSF between Spokane and Kettle Falls, Washington; and Canadian National’s Wisconsin Central line between Neenah, Wisconsin and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. [9] Class 4 [us 2] 60 mph (97 km/h) 80 mph (129 km/h) Chicago’s Metra; and New England Central’s entire main line. [9] Class 5 [us 3] 80 mph (129 km/h) 90 mph (145 km/h)
Within "business or residential" districts, exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) is considered criminal. Within "urbanized areas", 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) speed limit citations are given for "waste of a finite resource". This exception only applies within a 10-mile-per-hour (16 km/h) threshold.
Prior to 2009, a speed limit could be defined in kilometers per hour (km/h) as well as miles per hour (mph). The 2003 version of the MUTCD stated that "speed limits shown shall be in multiples of 10 km/h or 5 mph." [ 118 ] If a speed limit sign indicated km/h, the number was circumscribed and "km/h" was written below.
Trains on the line reached speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h) and averaged 90 mph (140 km/h) along the route, faster than even Acela trains operated between the cities of New York and Washington in 2012. The Metroliner was able to travel from New York to Washington in just 2.5 hours because it did not make any intermediate stops.
To put into perspective how fast that really is, 90 miles per hour is about the speed of a fastball in baseball. Over 200 miles per hour, on the other hand, is amazingly fast. An EF-5 tornado ...
Kilometres per hour are on the left and miles per hour on the right.* A speed limit is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles, ... 80–90: 60–70: 10 km/h
The Acela achieves an average speed (including stops) of 90 mph (140 km/h) between Washington and New York, [3] [12] and an average speed of 66 mph (106 km/h) from New York to Boston. [ 2 ] [ 14 ] The average speed over the entire route is 70.3 mph (113 km/h).
Miles per hour (mph, m.p.h., MPH, or mi/h) is a British imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of miles travelled in one hour. It is used in the United Kingdom , the United States , and a number of smaller countries, most of which are UK or US territories, or have close historical ties with the UK or US.