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Re: Uh oh.. Northbound A Train Was Travelling on Southbound Tracks--- There Was No Fog on the Tracks |
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Posted by randyo on Wed Aug 27 15:05:25 2014, in response to Re: Uh oh.. Northbound A Train Was Travelling on Southbound Tracks--- There Was No Fog on the Tracks, posted by shiznit1987 on Wed Aug 27 14:52:57 2014. Actually, the USq derailment was due to the fact that at the time, the GT signals which are in effect only for a diverging route did not g far enough back to give the T/O sufficient time to slow down for the switch. At best with only the approach and home signals on GT, a T/O encountering them would not be able to brake the train enough to prevent entering the switch too fast. AFAIK, the GT signals now start somewhere around 23 St so that a T/O now has plenty of time to slow the train down enough to negotiate the switch safely. Similar situations existed on tk 2 N/O 72/Bway S/B, Tk 3 S/O 72/Bway N/B and S/O USq on tk 3 N/B. I believe the additional GT signals have been installed in those locations as well. |
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