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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by jason1</i> <br /><br /> <br />In a single person operation what would happen if the train is running along and the engineer has a heart attack? I realize that the software would automatically stop the train. But, what if for some reason it fails? It sounds very much like the railroads are assuming that these systems will never fail. And that is a very dangerous assumption. Or suppose something happens during an inspection of the train. The engineer falls or gets his hand or leg caught in something. The engineer will have a radio and probably a cell phone. What if they both fail? I know its not likely, but it could still happen. <br /> <br />And then we have no man trains. Sounds great in theory. However, what happens if something fails and the train stops and no one is aboard to fix it? Some of these trains run in pretty remote locations, and it would take awhile for someone to get out and fix it. Meanwhile, the train sits and ties up the railroad or blocks road crossings. I don't think the latter will endear the operation to the public. That would be the best case scenario. I think everyone in here knows what the worst case scenario is. In short, single person trains/ no person trains are a disaster waiting to happen. I will never support these operations no matter how good technology gets. I'd also like to hear what the public has to say about this. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Jason - <br /> <br />As far as one man trains goes there are numerous safeguards and fail safes already built into the systems such as alertors on the locomotive and man down alarms on the beltpacks. Will they always work, no, but then, what does. You should also be aware that short distance Amtrak trains already operate with only a single man in the control cab as does almost all commuter rail. There have been some incidents and problems, but solutions have been found or built. <br /> <br />LC
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