[Publius]

It’s called Positive Train Control, and eventually it’s supposed to be implemented nationwide. It’s very expensive, and the railroads have been pushing back at the government for years.

[LouieFisk]

“It’s called Positive Train Control”
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I’m thinking more along the line of GPS, such as you have in cars. Except it’s overlaid by train tracks instead of streets. So you know where you are and whats coming up, something independent of just human sight and memory.
Make sense or no?

[mylife]

I used to jump trains as a kid and it wasn’t as risky as the trains now.

They went slow through town

Next they will be telling me boats are dangerous in high seas /s

[Dalberg-Acton]

PTC will apply braking as needed if it is implemented and the track database is up to date in the locomotive and the system in the locomotive is turned on. Anything in yard limits is not covered.

[Elsie]

It’s very expensive, (built by union shops?)and the railroads (unions?) have been pushing back at the government for years.