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Re: And the (7) line gets a little slower....(and louder) |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Sun Apr 6 20:41:49 2008, in response to Re: And the (7) line gets a little slower....(and louder), posted by trainsarefun on Sun Apr 6 20:18:23 2008. "Why wouldn't the southernmost stop signal, if disobeyed, be enforced to engage the emergency brakes on the train? Only if there weren't enough room to stop would there be a problem, in which case all these years there has been unsafe operation, by your standard, no?"Because you don't want to rely on that. A BIE application causes discomfort to passengers and flat spots on wheels, especially if a train were to hot-dog it into a station. So the TA figures it's better to slow the train down a little sooner. I'm glad he put up that photo, obviously. |
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