Question: A freight train and a passenger train share the same rail track. The freight train leaves station A at 8 : 0 0 A .

  A freight train and a passenger train share the same rail track. The freight train leaves station A at 8:00 A.M. The train travels at a speed of 30 mph for the first 10 minutes and then continues to travel at a speed of 40 mph. At 8:35 A.M., the passenger train leaves station A. The passenger train travels first at a speed of 50 mph for 5 minutes and then continues to travel at a speed of 60 mph. Determine the location of the siding where the freight train will have to be parked to allow the faster passenger train to pass through. As a safety precaution, it is determined that the time headway between the two trains should not be allowed to fall below 5 minutes 

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