I am a rail transportation engineer working for a commuter railroad that will be using ACSES.
I have a few simple questions about I-ETMS and am hoping that there are some BNSF engineers or other knowledgeable railroaders on here who can answer these questions.
1 - Does I-ETMS monitor or control throttle setting or propulsion power? Does I-ETMS ever take propulsion power away, and if yes, how quickly and under what conditions?
2 - Does I-ETMS permit bail-off of the engine brake(s). I am assuming that I-ETMS permits bailing off the engine brake as long as the train stays below the governing profile!? Does I-ETMS ever prevent engine-brake bail-off, and if yes, under what conditions?
E-mail answers will be fine, and a telephone call will also be fine.
Thanks in advance.
Steve McEvoy
AECOM (Ex New Haven, Penn Central and LIRR railroads)
610-399-3412
[email protected]
I have a few simple questions about I-ETMS and am hoping that there are some BNSF engineers or other knowledgeable railroaders on here who can answer these questions.
1 - Does I-ETMS monitor or control throttle setting or propulsion power? Does I-ETMS ever take propulsion power away, and if yes, how quickly and under what conditions?
2 - Does I-ETMS permit bail-off of the engine brake(s). I am assuming that I-ETMS permits bailing off the engine brake as long as the train stays below the governing profile!? Does I-ETMS ever prevent engine-brake bail-off, and if yes, under what conditions?
E-mail answers will be fine, and a telephone call will also be fine.
Thanks in advance.
Steve McEvoy
AECOM (Ex New Haven, Penn Central and LIRR railroads)
610-399-3412
[email protected]