DutchRailnut wrote:I never claim to know it all , and always willing to learn, specialy when wild claims are made from a renegate like yourself.
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DutchRailnut wrote:No Tyler I ment Approach the definition is from NORAC.Mr. Nut,
and from wikipedia:
renegade
Etymology
from Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegatus, perfect participle of renegare, to deny
Noun
renegade
an outlaw or rebel
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/renegade"
UPRR engineer wrote:Hey CROR410? Was your question more like how does CTC differ from ABS only?I'm well aware of the differences between the two, and really my question would be a ABS function, and not a CTC question. The only reason I used CTC/ABS in my subject line is because the two are really integrated together in the logic in the computers that are used to today.
Engineer Spike wrote:CP now has instituted "Pacing" The Dispatcher is supposed to tell the crew of a delay. The train is supposed to slow down. This is to save fuel.So essentially you are getting your 'clear minus 5' from the dispatcher versus the signal.
I agree with the others, the signal system keeps the trains properly spaced. If there is a slow train ahead, I slow down. It is safer than the possibility of having to stop at every signal. We have to call the signals. This is a good way of knowing where the train is ahead. This way I don't catch his yellows, nor do I slow too much.