US EditionNew York Central’s jet-powered speed record
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New York Central’s jet-powered speed record
New York Central’s jet-powered ex Pride of the New York Central/ RDC kicks up dust and pelts onlookers with flying ballast on its way to a 183.85-mph railroad speed record in July 1966. The General Electric J-47 jet engines accelerated the 139,000-pound car from a standing start to peak speed in four minutes. The standard Budd disc brakes needed only a mile to stop the railcar. New York Central On July 23, 1966, New York Central set a new U.S. r…
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