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Posted by blue streak 1 on Sunday, February 6, 2022 9:58 PM

Amtrak has a standard of replacing heaters every 40 years. Components every 10 years.   Source the following link pages 17 - 18.

Infrastructure Asset Line Plan Appendix A FY21-26 (amtrak.com)

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Posted by cnwdon on Sunday, March 27, 2022 6:28 PM

CShaveRR: I wanted to send a conversation request but it doesn't seem to be functioning, so replied to your most recent post here.  I will start a thread if need be.  I saw your discussion of the ATC portion of CNW Galena Division in a 2005 thread post about safe operation with cab signals and ATC but no lineside signals save interlockings, Chicago-Clinton.  Looking for more information about that system for my 1955 Chicago to W. Chicago model railroad. Were there automatic blocks communicating with cab signals only, for instance, esp in 3 track zone from Proviso to West end of West Chicago yard? Grew up in Wheaton within a mile of CNW till leaving for college in 1967, see that you're retired in Lombard.

Don

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Posted by cnwdon on Sunday, March 27, 2022 6:30 PM

P.S.: Understand West Chic to Nelson was CTC, but believe remainder was T&TO with ATC and automatic cab signal protection??

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Posted by blhanel on Sunday, March 27, 2022 6:44 PM

cnwdon

P.S.: Understand West Chic to Nelson was CTC, but believe remainder was T&TO with ATC and automatic cab signal protection??

 

cnwdon:  you must've missed this topic-

https://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/291541.aspx


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Posted by charlie hebdo on Sunday, March 27, 2022 7:38 PM

cnwdon
CShaveRR: I wanted to send a conversation request but it doesn't seem to be functioning, so replied to your most recent post here. 

 

Sadly Carl passed away.

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