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Re: WMATA: Not So Clandestine Run Of 6 Car Consist Of 7k Cars In Automatic Mode

Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sat Jul 7 22:51:20 2018, in response to WMATA: Not So Clandestine Run Of 6 Car Consist Of 7k Cars In Automatic Mode, posted by Sand Box John on Sat Jul 7 19:58:51 2018.

I think we'll see ATO before we see 6 car 7000 Series trains on a regular basis. Apparently there are all sorts of potential issues with shunting a disabled 7000 Series train in any configuration other than ABBAABBA.

Do you know if Central has the ability to modify the speed limit for a given section of track on the fly and/or permit/disallow ATO on a given section of track? I ask because if so (or if this can be done easily enough), some of the concerns about returning to ATO can be worked out quite easily. As it is, you could also just have a "flagger" like in NYC who ensures trains enter work zones using manual control, but they operate in ATO outside of those areas.

Also, I've heard absolutely nothing about a fix that would allow for trains to return to automatic door openings, but I think it would be good policy to allow 6 car trains in ATO to return to center berthing, while having manually operated trains stop at the far end of the platform.

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