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Using linear acceleration to produce “gravity” is impractical. The duration of normal “gravity” would be brief before linear velocity exceeded the design limits of the train.

However, a train on a canted circular track would act as a centrifuge. By choosing a large enough radius for the track, the “rotation rate of the centrifuge” could be below that which causes vertigo on small diameter centrifuges. enter image description here

The principle is a similar idea to this "circle of death" running circuit designed for exercise in Lunar habitats

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