Talk:Hell Express/@comment-25346948-20160531131659/@comment-26484417-20160601111558

Regardless of the number and placement of stations, I don't think SIU really thought this one through. If the Hell Train is meant to be faster than the usual climb--and they did make a huge deal out of catching up--, then the Team B shouldn't be able to reach the Name Hunt station ~2 days before the Train arrives. At best, they should be able to barely catch up, but to arrive early enough to participate in the obligatory pre-boarding Name Hunt? That just makes the Train look superfluous.

I can think of only two justifying revelations to explain the situation: Either Pedro slowed down the Train for the Dallar Show, or there is some huge climbing bottleneck between 39F and 43F that is bypassed by the Train. If neither one is the case, then it really looks like the usual climb is both the faster and the safer option.