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philipmartin wrote:How about "sleep apnea" for the motorman who hit the train ahead?Their ATC system should have kicked in and dumped the train before it got that close. I think the fault is in signal system.
ekt8750 wrote:Agreed, this is rather concerning, and I suppose luckily it didn't happen with full trains somewhere on the line. Also concerning that a dispatcher didn't notice that the other train hadn't cleared the loop before letting the other one proceed.philipmartin wrote:How about "sleep apnea" for the motorman who hit the train ahead?Their ATC system should have kicked in and dumped the train before it got that close. I think the fault is in signal system.
Sources tell CBS 3 the train operator is veteran employee George Mink and that he is currently in a medically-induced coma at Lankenau Medical Center.
34thStreet wrote:Well that's all automated. The dispatcher can override the computer if they notice it in time but the computer handles the actual dispatching. The system shouldn't have permitted the train to enter the loop in the first place.ekt8750 wrote:Agreed, this is rather concerning, and I suppose luckily it didn't happen with full trains somewhere on the line. Also concerning that a dispatcher didn't notice that the other train hadn't cleared the loop before letting the other one proceed.philipmartin wrote:How about "sleep apnea" for the motorman who hit the train ahead?Their ATC system should have kicked in and dumped the train before it got that close. I think the fault is in signal system.
