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Re: Train was going 80MPH in 30MPH zone |
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Posted by ElectricTraction on Fri Dec 22 22:57:42 2017, in response to Re: Train was going 80MPH in 30MPH zone, posted by Broadway Lion on Fri Dec 22 20:27:50 2017. There is more to handling a heavy freight on grades than a computer is always capable of doing. For commuter trains, though, they could easily be automated, and would work better than with humans. Trains that have ACSES should be able to be automated with a software update, as they already have all the position information that you would logically need to operate in a fully automated manner.The railroads already want one-man crews, which I think are nuts. Even two-man is stretching thin, and many trains today run that way. I'd like to see an engineer, a fireman, and a conductor on board freights. Too many things can happen that the computer can't deal with. It's not a fixed train configuration on a fixed route like a commuter train. |
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