On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Nicholas Geti <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -------------------- Glad no light rail here.
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