100 TON CARS IT WILL HAUL SAFELY* Speed MPH | Tractive Effort | Time Limit | Level | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 5.0 | 50000 | 4 min. | . . . . | 33 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 7.5 | 36500 | 90 min. | . . . . | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 10.0 | 28000 | 90 min. | 57 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 15.0 | 19800 | Cont. | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20.0 | 15000 | Cont. | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | 12000 | Cont. | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | . . . . | 30.0 | 10000 | Cont. | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | . . . . | 35.0 | 8100 | Cont. | 10 | 3 | 1 | . . . . | . . . . | 40.0 | 6600 | Cont. | 7 | 2 | 1 | . . . . | . . . . |
*Grade-Compensated for Curvature. Based on Davis train resistance formulae for standard 4-axle cars with an average weight per car of 40 tons. |