I know something about train control from my readings while learning to signal model railroads. Systems do not run automatically. A dispatcher knows exactly where every train is at any given moment he has a wall of panel lights indicating that. Date and time are important for scheduling but not for avoiding mishaps. CTC and the newer computer systems do not trigger any activity automatically based on date and time. That is the dispatcher's job to push the proper buttons to initiate action.
In fact a train can run through a red signal on most railroads and not be stopped by an automatic system. So human control is the name of the game. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Russell" <[email protected]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [OT] No global warming since 1995 > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Nicholas Geti <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Those were goof balls who read too many newspapers without critical >> thought. >> I tell my friends to stop reading them and watching the news on TV. They >> will be much happier. The whole game of news firms is to sell news or >> what >> passes for news. Even the weathermen have to put on a show to get >> attention. >> That why they invented wind-chill to get people exercised about the >> temperature. >> >> Even if nothing was done about the Y2K problem and computers failed, so >> what? They mostly involved payroll and accounting systems which would be >> a >> massive snafu but most things would have survived albeit in a horrible >> state >> but doable. I suspect that mechanical control systems would not have been >> affected since they don't rely on dates (or at least shouldn't) to >> function >> correctly. > ------------------------ > > Or trains getting routed to the proper tracks on this date and time. > Had that not worked on 01/01/2000 it would have been horrendous. A > good thing that all those programmers had the foresight to make sure > it didn't happen. > > > > -- > Stephen Russell > > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > CIMSgts > > 901.246-0159 cell > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/a554fd05dbb6414c9eeab72b07b8a...@dual ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
