Prompted by questions in the comments of the last thread, (here) It just occured to me that it would be quite easy to figure out the theoretical peak load of such a system. All you have to know is the number of locomotives on the system and their maximum rated horsepower and convert it to …
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In case you forgot or have been smothered by MSM coverage of the Israel/Lebanon conflict… Iran took another step towards becoming another footnote in the transformation from the old to the “new Middle East”. Today, the UN Security Council issued a resolution setting a deadline of one month for Iran to stop all nuclear enrichment …
That country between Afghanistan and India… you know, the one that is in effect partially ruled by the Taliban/Islamic militants and was the only public outlet for the Taliban when they ruled Afghanistan… well, it’s expanding it’s nuclear program. And in a big big big way. … the dimensions of the new reactor suggest a …
