High Speed Rail TDWG Application

Each pair of train-specific vertical support poles will hold a total of four TDWG assemblies. These poles will be separated by approximately 60 feet and, using this separation figure, could support 88 x 4, or 352 rail-specific TDWG units per mile. Adding an equal number of TDWGs that harvest energy from trucks would double this figure to 704 units. In the 80+ miles of the proposed Orlando-Tampa HS Rail route, this would yield at least 56,320 TDWG units, with virtually no extra funds required for special TDWG railway-specific mounting structures. Regarding safety, because the TDWG rotors are made of plastic, any collision with the train, however unlikely, would cause them to dissipate their energy harmlessly.