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Caltrain electrification another Denver A line disaster waiting to happen ?

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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Friday, December 14, 2018 5:31 PM

Is the problem with the audiotone overlay systems harmonics from the 60 cycle propulsion system? Can they mot be filtered to a level that the signal system can coexist with?

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Posted by GERALD L MCFARLANE JR on Thursday, December 13, 2018 4:36 PM

There's this little thing called infrared...take a page out of model railroading, or the same system they use to determine red light runners...a simple infrared detector,but no, we have to make it as complicated as a nuclear air craft carrier.

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Posted by daveklepper on Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:12 AM

Hopefully, the contractor will choose a different equipment supplier.  Also, the specifications may required equipment with some history of success.

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Caltrain electrification another Denver A line disaster waiting to happen ?
Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, December 10, 2018 8:26 PM

Caltrain personel getting worried that since contractors are same for signals as Denver that it could be in same trouble as Denver RTD.

http://caltrain-hsr.blogspot.com/2018/12/grade-crossing-trouble-ahead.html

 

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