trackguy wrote: maybe it was broke by an un-happy motorman? I'm pretty sure without the speedometer; they could go as fast as they want... why do they always get away with this? It is not employee’s fault… but it is in the management… as in any railroad business… a railroads’ biggest responsibility is always "On Time" performance... not “Safety”… how sad…
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First of all the person operating the train on PATH is NOT a "Motorman" He/She is an ENGINEER!!! PATH is a REAL Railroad, and is under FRA regs.
The other thing is that PATH management (IMHO) DOES stress Safety First. How do I know this? I have sat on the PATH Advisory board many times, and have taken classes in Homeland Security with many of the management and line (Union Represented) personnel of PATH (I am the Emergency Operations Coordinator for US Region 2 [NY/NJ] US Army MARS). I have a very HIGH regard for both the management team and the operating personnel at PATH. Now unless they have put on a real good "Dog and Pony show" for me (which I very much doubt) I am convinced that PATH is one of the BEST RUN transit systems in the US.
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