Home · Maps · About
Home > The Reef

[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ]
[ First in Thread | Next in Thread ]

view flat

Re: NILET LIES TO US AND SCREWS UP?

Posted by BLE-NIMX on Thu Feb 21 13:15:36 2008, in response to Re: NILET LIES TO US AND SCREWS UP?, posted by R30A on Thu Feb 21 13:02:34 2008.

The third rail does NOT cause for operating distractions at the WORST case scenario, unless the arc happens to be in front of the train. Most locations we know which tracks have butt ends, or aprons where arcing can occur, by switches, or section breaks. The most troubles we have are when travelling from bright sunlight into unlit dark tunnels. Some tunnels have about 200 feet of bright flourescent to allow for quick adjustment from bright to tunnel. I have had trains where the number two shoe fuses were blown causing all arcing on the #1 end where you would barely see flickering from the corner of the eye from under the cab windows. A numbskull with a Strobe, flashing LED, or camera flash is doing more to ruin a T/Os trip. Bright flashing strobes are not designed to illuminate into ones eyes like the shitheads that point lasers into airplane cockpits and are used to gain our attention to flagmen detail.

Responses

 Thread is locked Responses disabled

[ Return to the Message Index ]