Facts About the Hiawatha Line (Route 55)

Light-rail trains are quicker, quieter and operate more frequently than freight trains.
It takes the length of two football fields for a train to stop.
Trains travel at speeds of up to 55 mph – often only a few minutes apart.
Each rail car weighs 109,000 pounds without passengers.
Each rail car is 94 feet long.
Trains travel in both directions on side-by-side tracks so one train can block your view of another.
Trains are powered by overhead wires that carry up to 900 volts DC.
Trains can come on any track, at any time, from either direction.

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