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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="kolechovski"] <P>Everybody who I ever heard comment on it call it nothing but trouble.  Technology without a guide or training to use it.  Etc.  Anyone experienced with it care to comment?</P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>It has a lot of operational benefits.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>The comments you have heard sound like a general apprehension of the unknown.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I cannot imagine that it will be foisted on trainmen without giving them a guide or training to use it for two reasons:</FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>1)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN><FONT size=3>The change to ECP brakes will not happen fast.</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>2)</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN><FONT size=3>Railroad companies will not fail to recognize the need for training.</FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The biggest problem is the cost of the conversion and the logistics of the transitional period.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>There is a lot of information available.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Here is the first thing that popped up in a search.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>It’s a pretty good basic explanation:</FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.tsd.org/ecpbrake.html" mce_href="http://www.tsd.org/ecpbrake.html"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#800080 size=3>http://www.tsd.org/ecpbrake.html</FONT></A></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Here is a 78 page report:  <A href="http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/safety/ecp_report_20060811.pdf">http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/safety/ecp_report_20060811.pdf</A></SPAN></P>
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