Most railroads have been installing towers and PTP links to support their requirement for the positive train control technology. This from what little I have looked in to also requires them to have more sensors and such along the rail lines. With these towers and backhaul networks in place, it would make for an easy addition to add a WISP business. The railroad already bought and paid for everything but the PTMP units and CPE on the rail tower network. We should all be so lucky.
Thank You, Brian Webster Skype: Radiowebst www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Andrews Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 2:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Well this caught me by surprise. microwave ptp is probably part of the trains legacy comm systems. Most RR's throw as little tech away as possible... never know when that 4884 will come in handy... We just heard about a 2.3 UP link that ATT is in a uproar about and so far UP has said pound sand... FCC will moderate this.. On 11/03/2016 11:11 AM, George Skorup wrote: > BNSF has a ton of their own fiber in their ROWs, yet they're still > doing microwave PTP. No idea why. Maybe it's for a different system or backup. > > On 11/3/2016 12:51 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> >> And yet they are proposing to build a new railroad through a bunch of >> farmland. >> >> http://www.greatlakesbasin.net/ >> >> *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 3, 2016 12:37 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Well this caught me by surprise. >> >> There are unused railroad ROW's around here that allegedly matter. >> The railroad might not control them anymore....some of them here >> ended up in the hands of muni's who used them to make hiking trails >> and what-not. >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> >> From: "Nate Burke" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> Sent: 11/3/2016 1:34:27 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Well this caught me by surprise. >> >> I wonder if when they pull up tracks, they can still maintain the >> fiber on the ROW?� Drove through Colorado/Nebraska a few weeks >> ago and followed the old CRI&P ROW for a while.� Every 10 or 20 >> miles there's a little town like like 50 people in it.� >> >> On 11/3/2016 12:19 PM, Tyler Treat wrote: >> >> Yep. I mean I certainly get it, just didn't expect it. � >> >> ___________________________ >> >> Mangled by my iPhone. >> >> ___________________________ >> >> Tyler Treat >> >> Corn Belt Technologies, Inc.� >> >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> ___________________________ >> >> >> On Nov 3, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Nate Burke <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I haven't heard of them, but I guess it makes sense.� >> Don't they have fiber laid on most of their ROW next to >> the tracks.� And they go through many many small >> towns.� >> >> On 11/3/2016 12:01 PM, Tyler Treat wrote: >> >> Saw this on Facebook. Since when did UP WISP? >> >> >> >> https://up.jobs/job/opening/Breeze%20Broadband%20Communications%20Yea >> r%20Round%20Intern/Omaha/NE/080686?jsl=26108143 >> >> ___________________________ >> >> Mangled by my iPhone. >> >> ___________________________ >> >> Tyler Treat >> >> Corn Belt Technologies, Inc.� >> >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> ___________________________ >> >
