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asull85 wrote:For what it's worth, ACSES is being considered for the Conn River between Springfield and Greenfield.
mtuandrew wrote:lordsigma: yeah, your GPS idea sounds similar to what Mr. O’Keefe and I were talking about in the PTC compliance thread. Kind of an electronic Form D or Track Warrant, using the ACSES or I-ETMS brain to collate data about speed restrictions with the locomotive’s GPS position. It would be out of range of dispatch, but would still automatically follow dispatch’s instructions and stop itself if the crew exceeded those limits.
Something to consider anyway.
east point wrote:Although I-etms is the national it would appear not needed north of Springfield. Pan Am does not seem to use foreign locos on that segment ? ACSES ground equipment is easier to install an program and Amtrak locos already have that equipment.
lordsigma12345 wrote:Service disruption on northbound Vermonter tonight - anyone know what the deal is?
asull85 wrote:lordsigma12345 wrote:Service disruption on northbound Vermonter tonight - anyone know what the deal is?
Fight with a tree. The tree won.
Traingeek3629 wrote:I assume that the trains extended to Greenfield will have an extra car on them for the extra ridership?
Actually, let me rephrase that: All Amtrak trains along the line need an extra coach on them. The busiest trains of the day for commuters going to New Haven (or Hartford, for points along the northern part of the line) are both 2-car Amfleet shuttles, not 4 car MBBs. Not only that, but the Amtrak trains have higher ridership anyway, since they have been around and used by commuters for years and are faster and more comfortable than the CTrail trains. More people already use the Shuttles, and there will be another boost of ridership when you have more people riding from the busy towns of Northampton and Amherst.
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