Login
or
Register
Home
»
Trains Magazine
»
Forums
»
General Discussion
»
Railroad safety improvements
Edit post
Edit your reply below.
Post Body
Enter your post below.
<p>[quote user="zugmann"]</p> <p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>Bucyrus:</strong></div> <div></div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size:small;">Did you read the link? This is not my idea. I don't think the FRA is just making a joke.</span></span></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> </p> </blockquote> </p> <p> </p> <p>No, they just made a study, Agencies like to do that.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Call it a study or whatever. But I would not conclude that the only point is to make a study, if that is what you mean. It shows that the FRA believes having personnel directly engaged in coupling and uncoupling poses a hazard, and they would like to eliminate that hazard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think they have technical problems with that tri-coupler design, but the basic concept is certainly executable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is another link with more information about the automatic components in detail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are going to test this in a prototype called the Advanced Concept Train.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not sure where it stands presently, but it looks like it is quite a bit more than just a study:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><a href="http://www.fra.dot.gov/Pages/2185.shtml#ACT"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.fra.dot.gov/Pages/2185.shtml#ACT</span></span></a></span></p>
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag
Update Reply
Join our Community!
Our community is
FREE
to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.
Login »
Register »
Search the Community
Newsletter Sign-Up
By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our
privacy policy
More great sites from Kalmbach Media
Terms Of Use
|
Privacy Policy
|
Copyright Policy