Lateral Thinking Puzzles. Let's do it again!

[Mahaloth]

@Go_Arachnid_Laser

Is the “woman” a human female?

YES

Is she based a real person?

YES

Is her identity relevant?

NO(not really)

The equipment is for some sort of work. Her work?

YES

Is knowing what the equipment is used for relevant?

YES(kind of)

By “local train” you mean the train in the place the woman was living then?

YES

Is the fact that it’s “local” relevant?

I have no idea. Sure? Maybe not?

Is the co-worker’s identity relevant?

NO

The train is one of the fastest ever built, but when was it built?
Before 1900?
Before 1920?
Before 1950?
Before 1979?
Before 2000?
After 2000?

2004 or so? Perhaps after?

“Short distance” means…
More than a mile?
More than ten miles?
More than 100 miles?
More than 500 miles?

NO - less than 1 mile

By “left on time” you mean the train departed at the right time the right day.

YES

kk

[eschrodinger]

What could be a 100 mph non-railroad train?

Is the train used in manufacturing?
Mining?
Tunnel boring?

Is it on Earth?

Is an elevator involved?
A crane?

Is the train both traveling under its own power and being transported by something else at the same time?

Is the route roughly like a straight line, like a circle, or some other shape?
If it’s some other shape, is it a closed shape, or an open one?

Is it a train on something big like a cruise ship?

[Mahaloth]

@eschrodinger

What could be a 100 mph non-railroad train?

This.

Is the train used in manufacturing?
Mining?
Tunnel boring?

NO

Is it on Earth?

NO

Is an elevator involved?
A crane?

NO

Is the train both traveling under its own power and being transported by something else at the same time?

YES

Is the route roughly like a straight line, like a circle, or some other shape?
If it’s some other shape, is it a closed shape, or an open one?

Circular, I think.

Is it a train on something big like a cruise ship?

YES

KK

[Chronos]

Is it on a water vehicle?
Is it on a land vehicle?
Is it on an air vehicle?
Does it run on tracks?
Specifically, does it run tracks consisting of a pair of parallel rails?
Does it run on wheels?
Does it consist of multiple cars connected together via flexible couplings of some sort?

[Delayed_Reflex]

@Mahaloth

They put different things on the train at different times. This is not a one-time incident and the train carries many different things. I would say that the things that go on this train are possibly:

electronic-related
machine-related

But NO to most of the categories above.

Is the train itself some sort of industrial equipment?

Some sort of specialized delivery device?

Are there multiple “cars” on this train?

Was the delivery trip expected to take over an hour?

Was the train traveling at >100 mph relative to a stationary observer on the ground for the whole duration of the trip?

Is the train’s speed particularly relevant to the delivery of the equipment, or is the larger vehicle/platform that it is on that is the dominating factor in how long the delivery takes?

Is the purpose of the train to move equipment from one location to another, or does it serve some other purpose (eg. centrifuging stuff, or something like that?)

[Mahaloth]

@Chronos

Is it on a water vehicle?

NO

Is it on a land vehicle?

NO

Is it on an air vehicle?

NO

Does it run on tracks?

YES

Specifically, does it run tracks consisting of a pair of parallel rails?

NO, I think not.

Does it run on wheels?

YES

Does it consist of multiple cars connected together via flexible couplings of some sort?

NO

kk

[Mahaloth]

@Delayed_Reflex

Is the train itself some sort of industrial equipment?

NO(I think no)

Some sort of specialized delivery device?

YES

Are there multiple “cars” on this train?

NO

Was the delivery trip expected to take over an hour?

YES

Was the train traveling at >100 mph relative to a stationary observer on the ground for the whole duration of the trip?

YES

Is the train’s speed particularly relevant to the delivery of the equipment, or is the larger vehicle/platform that it is on that is the dominating factor in how long the delivery takes?

The train’s speed.

Is the purpose of the train to move equipment from one location to another, or does it serve some other purpose (eg. centrifuging stuff, or something like that?)

Just moving stuff, mainly.

kk

[Peter_Morris]

@Mahaloth

Specifically, does it run tracks consisting of a pair of parallel rails?

NO, I think not.

Is it a monorail?

[Regallag_The_Axe]

Is it in space?

[Mahaloth]

@Peter_Morris

Is it a monorail?

NO

@Regallag_The_Axe

Is it in space?

YES(I did say it was not on Earth)

[Larry_Borgia]

Would an average person who saw a picture of the vehicle identify it as a train?

[Mahaloth]

@Larry_Borgia

Would an average person who saw a picture of the vehicle identify it as a train?

I would say NO, at least not standing still. If it was transporting things, maybe YES.

[Larry_Borgia]

Is it the space shuttle?

Is it a multi-stage rocket?

[Peter_Morris]

Was it a camel train?

[Mahaloth]

@Larry_Borgia

Is it the space shuttle?

Is it a multi-stage rocket?

NO to both

@Peter_Morris

Was it a camel train?

NO

[Knowed_Out]

Did the train leave the track?

[Mahaloth]

@Knowed_Out

Did the train leave the track?

NO

[Larry_Borgia]

So it’s a train on a track, but it’s in outer space. Are you sure you’re not thinking of an old Tom Swift book?

[Mahaloth]

@Larry_Borgia

So it’s a train on a track, but it’s in outer space. Are you sure you’re not thinking of an old Tom Swift book?

I’m sure.

[Regallag_The_Axe]

I’m stumped. Are we talking about orbital rings here?

Was the “track” carried by a rocket?