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Posted by Jeff H. on Wed Jun 15 23:50:00 2005, in response to Re: Canarsie CBTC, posted by RonInBayside on Wed Jun 15 19:02:29 2005. OK. So go and do it and present it here.I think I've already gone over this several times. Basically it comes down to: 1) CBTC is the "only alternative". Other potential technologies are not being evaluated. 2) CBTC is a tremendous 'culture shock' to the way NYCT understands signaling. Strategies to bypass that culture shock by bringing in "untainted" outsiders with a "fresh view" on signaling have not been as successful as hoped, because in the end, its still all about signaling and safely controlling train movements, which is a craft distinct from ATM machines, web browsers and (yes SB) industrial controls. Although there are some very qualified people involved with trying to make CBTC work, on the whole, the team just doesn't have the "voodoo". Unless you've actually worked in a technical field and experienced good system installs and bad installs, I doubt you can truly understand what I mean by that. 3) This implementation is seriously behind schedule. It has over-run all of its milestones faster than Ed Luciano's train through the Malbone Street cut. |
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