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Posted by H.S.Relay on Sat Jun 18 08:14:07 2005, in response to Re: Canarsie CBTC, posted by RonInBayside on Fri Jun 17 07:53:51 2005. CBTC is far cheaper to maintain than the type of equipment used now. It isn't just insulated joints; it's the relays that run to $60 million worth of equipment to control just 2,000 feet of route (Chambers St as example).The chief maintenance cost is labor, will there be fewer maintainers? The TA doesn't know how many man-hours will it take to replace a vandalized radio antennae, which must be lined up to within millimeters to operate properly. (In case you're wondering, that little tidbit came from a large German electrical concern) Chambers was an interlocking. No one disputes that CBTC will save some cash by eliminating block signals. Chambers St: 21 Interlocked signals, 6 automatics, 6 switches, 2 traffic levers. $60 million, you say. Third Avenue: 8 Interlocked Signals, 4 switches, 4 traffic levers Cost? I dunno. Both plants control about 2000 feet plus or minus. both are/will be "CBTC Ready," with CBTC already "plugged-and-played" at 3rd Ave. Can you tell the group what the price tag for 3rd Avenue interlocking was? [BTW, as mentioned before, its an all-relay interlocking.] |
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