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Posted by trainsarefun on Sun Sep 14 20:36:13 2008, in response to Re: Metrolink engineer texting with railfans, posted by randyo on Sun Sep 14 20:03:05 2008. AFIK, most railroads today have cab signal equipmentActually, that's not correct. Most RRs do not use cab signals or an ATC or ATS system. So far as I know, Metrorail has no speed control. (ATSF had ATS on some trackage now used by Metrorail - including where the fatal collision involving a BNSF train took place a few years back - but it was removed in anticipation of a cab signal system that was never installed). In our area, thankfully, standards are higher. And on some lines in the Chicago-Detroit area that's also the case. But on most RRs, it's not. Out west, they have actually gone backwards in terms of signal enforcement instead of making progress. |
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