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Re: Amtrak Derailment in Washington |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Dec 22 20:59:22 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak Derailment in Washington, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri Dec 22 18:24:55 2017. Fully automated is only a good idea if the ROW is completely isolated (tunnels, viaducts, platform screen doors at stations, surface route through a desert). PTC goes far enough to increase safety without decreasing safety*.I can think of one instance where PTC might have caused a problem - the time the New Mexico Rail Runner blew right through a fire without stopping. If the train had braked such that it stopped in the middle of the fire, it would have been catastrophic. |
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