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To: balk; editor-surveyor

Can you shed any light on #6?


9 posted on 09/17/2008 9:55:29 AM PDT by ZGuy
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To: ZGuy

Nowadays, there is no “deadman control.” Instead there is an “Alerter” If a control, (throttle, brake, etc.) is not moved in a set amount of time, an alarm is sounded that the engineer has to acknowledge. If he doesn’t acknowledge the alert or change a position of a control, a penalty brake application will be made, slowing the train.


13 posted on 09/17/2008 10:15:51 AM PDT by Chief Engineer
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