LogFAQs > #929638239

A few other things.

It would be easier to reach 88 mph with a train even in 1885 then to reach it with a car, trains around that time reached over 100 mph, and that wasn't including using slopes/gravity to boost the train to higher speeds (a large limiting factor was the wheels and stability of the train, which Doc could have improved as well).

Train tracks themselves were an additional limiting factor, but could be replaced/repaired fairly easily/quickly, and Doc could have again used knowledge/skills to ensure they were above the normal grade, were brand new and as safe as possible.

In theory.....you could actually create a capacitor ON THE TRAIN itself, and use the friction etc of the train on the tracks to build up an electrical charge....not even needing lighting. Doc was a scientist and could have come up with such a method...even in a fairly short time.

There are a variety of ways to convert kenetic energy/static electricity etc directly into current and store it, and a train is actually perfectly situated to hold/carry a huge (or a series of huge) capacitors....it could basically give him a constantly source of power in the past (as long as he had a train track to land on) and once he got to the future he could retrofit it however he wanted.
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