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Re: Train was going 80MPH in 30MPH zone |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Fri Dec 22 20:27:50 2017, in response to Re: Train was going 80MPH in 30MPH zone, posted by ElectricTraction on Fri Dec 22 11:49:46 2017. Freight trains out west still need human crews, but a lot of the drudgery of cruising along could be automated out, much like with planes and autopilot.No, they would not. Most are terminal to terminal runs and would require nobody in the cab. Only trains that require attention between terminals would require crews. I would probably still keep a crewman on the train, but he would be a conductor rather than an engineer. He turns the switch to "OK" and the train will run automatically. If he clobbers some poos sucker at a grade crossing, the train will stop by itself, and he will get out ans assess the damage to the locomotives and to the trespasser. He will interface with the police and ambulance etc, and by the time they have all of that figured out, a new crew would have arrived to take over the train. ROAR |
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