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The Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive weighs 1.19 million lb. and the tractive effort (tang...

The Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive weighs 1.19 million lb. and the tractive effort (tangential force) of its drive wheels is 135,000 lb. If you neglect other tangential forces, what distance is required for the train to accelerate from zero to 60 mi/h?

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