Philip, I would expect it to not depend on the north/south direction of the track at all, but rather the simple inclination of the track under the rail car at the end. Assuming a perfectly flat track, the train should not move at all. But I'm feeling a twist coming.... Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip" <joyphil@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 5:11 PM Subject: [geocentrism] Re: gravity fills my quiver > Talking about Gravity, Gary, here is a puzzle for you that tricks many > people. > > Suppose you built a perfectly straight, railway track two miles long in a > north South direction. Perfectly straight line. You then placed a rail car > at one end. Where would it end up? > > Philip. > >