gokeefe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:10 pm Nice presentation from LB Steel (Alstom sub contractor) showing fabrication of Avelia trucks.Oh how I wish Amtrak stuck with the original livery
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gokeefe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:10 pm Nice presentation from LB Steel (Alstom sub contractor) showing fabrication of Avelia trucks.Oh how I wish Amtrak stuck with the original livery
mtuandrew wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:48 pmYou mean like they do in Europe?Arlington wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:19 pm What is it about more passengers that demands more staff?Usually it’s that more passengers demand to see the staff Amtrak could run one-crew trains if it weren’t for those pesky people aboard.
troffey wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:32 pm I believe someone has specified before that only T&E crews fulfill those requirements, and that OBS do not have/don't count towards safety requirements, FRA regulations, etc.This seems like a union-turf answer, rather than, say, that the FRA has determined that OBS are somehow unsuitable for training in safety, or that the FDA has determined that T&E staff can't touch food.
Arlington wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:19 pm What is it about more passengers that demands more staff?All kinds of things. Start with customer questions, concerns or needs and go from there. Sure, I get it, conductors aren't meant to be coach attendants but the trains don't run themselves and passengers can have all manner of issues occur that need to be addressed enroute.
Arlington wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:27 pm ^ so if it is "answers questions & concerns*"Agreed simple requests have alternate options.
Arlington wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:50 am Radio ahead for a Redcap?Radio bandwidth is scarce, which is why countries including the US have received billions of dollars of revenue from auctions of radio bandwidth in recent years.
Like thinking we need more people to be Taxi dispatchers, that is a thought founded on the false assumptions that
- radio bandwidth is scarce
- wireless operators know a mysterious art
- voice-coded conversation is efficient
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