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Re: TA is obsessed with CBTC, and ''New'' tech for no reason. |
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Posted by Jeff H. on Tue Mar 4 03:03:16 2008, in response to Re: TA is obsessed with CBTC, and ''New'' tech for no reason., posted by JournalSquare-K-Car on Mon Mar 3 20:32:03 2008. MostT/Os wait for it to go green though. You are supposed to see the Y/S clear to green, ideally just in front of you. If you pass it Y/S, then you have "missed" the first shot of the timer and you better start slowing down because the next signal has been reduced effectively to a single-shot timer (like a R/LW) But will it CHOW if you put it in full service and pop the controller? Of course! When the trip cock dangling from the train hits the yellow stop arm, it opens a valve which dumps the brake pipe to exhaust. Nearly instant emergency brake application. Same thing happens when the emergency cord is pulled (except on new tech trains, where it is merely a "polite request" to stop the train) |
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