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- From: Steve_Hooper@tvbbs.wimsey.bc.ca (Steve Hooper)
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: Train Running Red Signal
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- Message-ID: <Steve_Hooper.05r1@tvbbs.wimsey.bc.ca>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 13:31:06 PST
- Organization: Tunnel-Vision BBS!
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- In a message dated Fri 22 Jan 93 0:23, Rmura@world.std.com (ron Mura)
- wrote:
-
- RM> So, the engineer apparently was not at fault, but something
- RM> is clearly amiss if a signal problem can result in a clear
- RM> indication. (This was not a "benign" signal problem. When we
- RM> first went through the switches we stayed on the normal (south)
- RM> commuter track, but after we had backed up we crossed over
- RM> and ran on the north track into the Allston yards.)
-
- Hi Ron,
-
- Don't forget, signals "dropping in your face" is a real thing in
- railroading and happens....not ALL the time, but....well, fairly often.
- See, the signals are set to default to red (of course) and there are so
- many bonds between so many joints in the rails. These bonds often come
- apart, and thus drop the signals. Often the flexing of the rail when a
- train approaches will pop one off. They see a lot of stress, so they do
- pop off. And in the situation you are discussing, the hog (as has been
- explained) did the right thing.
-
- This situation has happened to me numerous times...probably every 20th trip
- or so it will happen. You get a 568 to pass the red signal, proceed at
- restricted speed looking out for switches turned, broken rail etc to the
- next signal. Now in your case, I imagine the dispatcher realized that the
- second main was not going to be used, so rather than have a passenger do
- restricted speed through the block, he routed you on the other main where
- there was no problem.
-
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