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Re: LIRR 'telephone' bell |
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Posted by Joe on Tue Jul 17 21:10:05 2018, in response to LIRR 'telephone' bell, posted by jrr4 on Tue Jul 17 20:29:53 2018. I'm not an expert, but on the older cars with the small cabs, you could hear the telephone bell every time the speed restriction dropped. I believe the engineer had to respond in two ways: hit an acknowledgement button and drop the speed appropriately. The system worked so well over decades that I (again non-expert) see no need for Positive Train Control in territory that was so-equipped.--- Approaching Jamaica, you could hear the telephone bell ring repeated as the train entered slower and slower trackage. |
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