Has there been any experimentation on coupling of two trains in motion? I'm imagining something like one train in motion and another coming up behind it and coupling on.
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DutchRailnut wrote:it would be a no no under most railroad guidelines to have more than one control station active.Of course, no railroad allows it yet. It hasn't been developed. It's no more insane than powered a ship by building a bonfire under her decks.
Only one who would support such insane idea would be ISSIS.
Wayside wrote:I don't understand what the advantage would be to coupling while in motion.There would be no need to slow down to add or remove cars. Consider an MU commuter train making multiple stops. Instead of stopping to pick up passengers at each station a car could be pre-boarded and then join the train en route.