by taracer
It's over, NS had the chance to own. They'll make due with their trackage rights over the B&A.
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johnpbarlow wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 8:19 am Q: can Hoosac Tunnel be upgraded to facilitate DPU operation? In my limited internet research on the topic, I couldn't find any technology that would definitively enable head end to DPU radio communications in a long tunnel that takes several minutes for a train to pass through. Thanks.Found this on you tube----------------
mrj1981 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:54 am Hi all - big-picture question for the group...The B&A was built first, in fact it is the first mountain railroad in the US. They didn't have the tech to build a tunnel like Hoosac when it was built.
I know that the B&A and B&M both use tunnels to contend with the worst of the mountains as they head west out of New England. But, unless I am mistaken, the Rutland line (Bellows Falls to Rutland) crosses the same mountain range without use of a tunnel (and the CV does so as well, a short ways to the north). How are the two Vermont lines able to accomplish this without a tunnel? Is it simply a matter of the mountain range "petering out" as it gets further north? Or did the B&A/B&M endure the creation of tunnels as the price to pay for a straighter, flatter route (with the implication that the two lines in VT may be hillier / windier)?
Thanks in advance for any insights. This forum is a real gem in terms of the amount of knowledge that is thoughtfully shared.
taracer wrote:The B&A was built first, in fact it is the first mountain railroad in the US. They didn't have the tech to build a tunnel like Hoosac when it was built.Very interesting - I was unaware of that fact, Taracer! Thanks to you (and everyone else) for your responses.